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Physics Laboratory Instruction

Physics Laboratory Instruction is a structured academic practice within physics education that integrates hands-on experimental activities with theoretical concepts to develop scientific inquiry skills, distinguished by its emphasis on empirical investigation, data analysis, and the application of physical laws in a controlled learning environment.

620

Publications

25.5K

Citations

1.4K

Authors

515

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

197

Parents

Publications

620

Assessing student learning of Newton’s laws: The Force and Motion Conceptual Evaluation and the Evaluation of Active Learning Laboratory and Lecture Curricula

Ronald K. Thornton, David R. Sokoloff · American Journal of Physics · 1998 · 804 citations

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Resource Letter: PER-1: Physics Education Research

Lillian C. McDermott, Edward F. Redish · American Journal of Physics · 1999 · 656 citations

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When learning about the real world is better done virtually: A study of substituting computer simulations for laboratory equipment

Noah D. Finkelstein, Wendy K. Adams, Christopher Keller et al. · Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research · 2005 · 631 citations · Full text

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Student difficulties in connecting graphs and physics: Examples from kinematics

Lillian C. McDermott, Mark Rosenquist, Emily H. van Zee · American Journal of Physics · 1987 · 567 citations

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Research as a guide for curriculum development: An example from introductory electricity. Part I: Investigation of student understanding

Lillian C. McDermott, Peter S. Shaffer · American Journal of Physics · 1992 · 554 citations

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Authors

1.4K

  1. HJ
    H. J. Lewandowski

    University of Colorado Boulder, United States

    17 publications · 642 citations

    14

    h-index

  2. NG
    N. G. Holmes

    Cornell University, United States

    14 publications · 893 citations

    13

    h-index

  3. EE
    Eugenia Etkina

    Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, United States

    11 publications · 953 citations

    10

    h-index

  4. AS
    Andi Suhandi

    Indonesia University of Education, Indonesia

    10 publications · 266 citations

    10

    h-index

  5. AM
    Adam Malík

    Sunan Gunung Djati State Islamic University Bandung, Indonesia

    9 publications · 243 citations

    9

    h-index

1–5 of 1.4K

Institutions

515

  1. University of Colorado Boulder

    Boulder, United States

    19 h-index

    66 publications

    7K citations

  2. National Institute of Standards and Technology

    Gaithersburg, United States

    14 h-index

    40 publications

    1.1K citations

  3. Indonesia University of Education

    Bandung, Indonesia

    13 h-index

    62 publications

    1.6K citations

  4. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    11 h-index

    34 publications

    1.9K citations

  5. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

    New Brunswick, United States

    10 h-index

    28 publications

    3.3K citations

  6. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    9 h-index

    15 publications

    4.8K citations

  7. Uppsala University

    Uppsala, Sweden

    8 h-index

    20 publications

    824 citations

  8. University of Cape Town

    Rondebosch, South Africa

    8 h-index

    18 publications

    967 citations

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Venues

  1. American Journal of Physics

    73 publications · 5.8K citations

    28

    h-index

  2. Physical Review Physics Education Research

    PRPER · 32 publications · 1.2K citations

    22

    h-index

  3. The Physics Teacher

    41 publications · 1.5K citations

    22

    h-index

  4. European Journal of Physics

    40 publications · 1.2K citations

    19

    h-index

  5. Physics Education

    44 publications · 973 citations

    18

    h-index

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