Physics lab courses are vital to science education, providing hands-on experience and technical skills that lectures can’t offer. Yet, it’s challenging for those in Physics Education Research (PER) to ...

With the new emphasis on hands-on, active learning throughout higher education, lab courses would seem to have an advantage -- what could be more active than doing experiments? But surprising new ...

When it comes to developing fresh educational approaches, college and university professors focus on the classroom and often neglect the laboratory. But, at the ACS national meeting, held earlier this ...

A massive study of over 3000 students in three institutions investigated whether or not introductory lab exercises had any real benefit for students. Laboratory exercises and science education go hand ...

Students, TAs recount challenges with online lab classes following encampment Following the encampment, UCLA’s students, teaching assistants and professors have dealt with the impacts of transitioning ...

Many of Bowdoin's physics courses, including the introductory physics sequence and some upper-level classes, utilize laboratories as valuable learning spaces. While labs consistently prove effective ...

Purdue University students take part in activities at the newly-created physics labs in Indianapolis. Purdue University photo/Alisha Willett INDIANAPOLIS —Purdue University is expanding hands-on ...