The Investigative Science Learning Environment (ISLE) approach to learning physics

Etkina, Eugenia; Brookes, David T.; Planinšič, Gorazd

doi:10.1088/1742-6596/1882/1/012001

Cited by 23 publications

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“…During the pilot phase, we revised the goals and objectives of the lab component of the courses [1]. Our latest implementation emphasizes observational experimental skills and critical thinking inspired by the ISLE framework of [2] together with [3].…”

Section: Implementation and Demographicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Our lab objectives focus on data sense-making and observational experimental skills influenced by the work of Bonn, Holmes and Wieman [3] together with the work of Etkina and Van Heuvelen [2].…”

Section: Lab Goals and The Course Designmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Students are not told the number of measurements they should make or even how to measure the average sliding acceleration. The lab has different questions that are either graded on correctness or graded using the Investigative Science Learning Environment (ISLE) scientific ability rubric appropriate for an observing experiment [2]. This lab assessed lab objectives 1-7 (see above) and multiple kinematics learning objectives.…”

Section: Example From Mechanicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Designing Laboratories for Online Instruction Using the iOLab Device

Leblond

Hicks

2021

The Physics Teacher

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Scientific laboratories are among the most challenging course components to integrate into online instruction. Available technology restricts the design and nature of experiments and it can be hard to replicate the collaborative lab environment where frequent and immediate instructor feedback is the norm. Here we report on technological and pedagogical aspects of newly developed labs for online courses using the Interactive Online Lab (iOLab) device. We argue that this technology, coupled with an online course design emphasizing teamwork, targeted feedbacks, and self-regulation skills, provides a robust framework for students to do reliable, engaging, inquiry-based and hands-on labs outside the classroom. After describing the implementation and technology, we explain our lab objectives and how the labs were integrated into two introductory physics courses. We conclude with an example lab on kinematics.

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Section: Example From Mechanicsmentioning

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Designing Laboratories for Online Instruction Using the iOLab Device

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Hicks

2021

The Physics Teacher

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“…One may also have to rethink the tradition of having students work through sets of discrete physics problems with only a single right answer, and instead focus on the iterative development and refinement of causal models (14). If one is aiming to incorporate communication, writing, or peer review, one may have to give students tasks that are open-ended or unstructured in order to give them "something to write about" (15,16). This is even the case in more experimental contexts, such as physics labs, which are meant to give students a taste of what it means to "do science" rather than just "learn about science" (17,18).…”

Section: The Need For More Authentic Scientific Practice In Educationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Using computational essays to scaffold professional physics practice

Odden

Malthe‐Sørenssen

2020

Eur. J. Phys.

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This article describes a curricular innovation designed to help students experience authentic physics inquiry with an emphasis on computational modeling and scientific communication. The educational design centers on a new type of assignment called a computational essay, which was developed and implemented over the course of two semesters of an intermediate electricity and magnetism course at the University of Oslo, Norway. We describe the motivation, learning goals, and scaffolds used in the computational essay project, with the intention that other educators will be able to replicate and adapt our design. We also report on initial findings from this implementation, including key features of student-written computational essays, student reflections on the inquiry process, and self-reported conceptual and attitudinal development. Based on these findings, we argue that computational essays can serve a key role in introducing students to open-ended, inquiry-based work and setting the foundation for future computational research and studies.

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“…Investigative science learning environment (ISLE). One instructor, who was teaching an intro class with combined lecture and lab components, found that remote ISLE-like activities [14,15,16] were more effective than recorded video lectures. They noted: "My lectures which had been productive during the term were largely ineffective in the new setting...…”

Section: Skillsmentioning

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Teaching labs during a pandemic: Lessons from Spring 2020 and an outlook for the future

Fox,

Werth,

Hoehn

et al. 2020

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We report results from a survey of lab instructors on how they adapted their courses in the transition to emergency remote teaching due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of this report is to share the experiences of instructors in order to prepare for future remote teaching of labs. We include summaries of responses to help illustrate the types of lab activities that were done, learning goals for the remote labs, motivations for instructors' choices, challenges instructors faced, and ways in which instructors and students communicated. This is a first step in a larger project as part of an NSF RAPID grant to understand what happened during the switch to remote labs and how it impacted teaching methods and student learning.

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The Investigative Science Learning Environment (ISLE) approach to learning physics

Cited by 23 publications

References 11 publications

Designing Laboratories for Online Instruction Using the iOLab Device

Designing Laboratories for Online Instruction Using the iOLab Device

Using computational essays to scaffold professional physics practice

Teaching labs during a pandemic: Lessons from Spring 2020 and an outlook for the future

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