The Vitruvian Man: An Introduction to Measurement and Data Analysis

• Autores: Freek Pols
• Localización: The Physics Teacher, ISSN 0031-921X, Vol. 62, Nº. 5, 2024, págs. 356-359
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Valuable learning objectives of (experimental) physics education include developing in students the ability to design adequate methods and procedures, analyze data, and draw appropriate conclusions, including the specification of limitations to the validity.1 We have specified these learning goals as the understandings of evidence (UoE)2—insights and views that an experimental researcher relies on in constructing and evaluating scientific evidence. To build a foundation on which we can further develop these insights in my first-year physics lab course, I have redesigned an activity that is part of a teaching–learning sequence on scientific inquiry in secondary education.3 With this activity, deep questions about science, methodology, and validity are raised using simple means. I present the details pertaining to the intervention, the learning goals, and questions that can be addressed during this activity. Possibilities to adopt, adapt, and expand the activity are provided.