Valerie K. Otero|Kara E. Gray
Attitudinal gains across multiple universities using the Physics and Everyday Thinking curriculum
University of Colorado Boulder|University of Colorado Boulder
instructional techniques based research cognitive science physics education used physics courses enhance student learning dramatic increases conceptual understanding observed students enrolled courses tend move away scientistlike views discipline toward novicelike views measured various assessment instruments proposed course materials instruction explicitly address epistemology nature science nature learning science help students develop views closely aligned views scientists physics everyday thinking pet curriculum specific goals helping nonscience majors explicitly reflect nature science nature learning science show pet courses small large enrollments shifts toward expert responses ranged 4 165 colorado learning attitudes science survey results compared results studies using variety similar assessment instruments