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Download full textFalconer, Kathleen; Wyckoff, Susan; Joshua, Mangala; Sawada, Daiyo – 2001
This paper describes major changes undertaken in two undergraduate physics courses from traditional lecture method to an inquiry-based method that facilitates active student engagement and changes in the modeling approach to learning. Students' conceptual understanding of physics concepts were evaluated by quasi-experimental design, and the Reform…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Higher Education, Inquiry, Lecture Method
