Effectiveness of a GUM-Compliant Course for Teaching Measurement in the Introductory Physics Laboratory

Autor/inn/en	Pillay, Seshini; Buffler, Andy; Lubben, Fred; Allie, Saalih
Titel	Effectiveness of a GUM-Compliant Course for Teaching Measurement in the Introductory Physics Laboratory
Quelle	In: European Journal of Physics, 29 (2008) 3, S.647-659 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0143-0807
DOI	10.1088/0143-0807/29/3/024
Schlagwörter	Physics; Laboratory Experiments; Teaching Methods; Probability; Inferences; Foreign Countries; College Science; Introductory Courses; Science Instruction; Scientific Concepts; Measurement Techniques; Questionnaires; Science Laboratories; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Physik; Laboratory work; Laborarbeit; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung; Wahrscheinlichkeitstheorie; Inference; Inferenz; Ausland; Einführungskurs; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Messtechnik; Fragebogen; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	An evaluation of a course aimed at developing university students' understanding of the nature of scientific measurement and uncertainty is described. The course materials follow the framework for metrology as recommended in the "Guide to the Expression of Uncertainty in Measurement" (GUM). The evaluation of the course is based on responses to written questionnaires administered to a cohort of 76 first year physics students both pre- and post-instruction, which were interpreted in terms of "point" or "set" reasoning. These findings are compared with responses from a control group of 70 students who completed a similar laboratory course apart from the use of traditional approaches to measurement and data analysis. The results suggest that the GUM framework, together with the specific teaching strategies described, provides opportunities for more effective learning of measurement and uncertainty in the introductory laboratory. (Contains 8 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10