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Title: Conceptualization, Development and Validation of an Instrument for Investigating Elements of Undergraduate Physics Laboratory Learning Environments: The UPLLES (Undergraduate Physics Laboratory Learning Environment Survey)
Language: English
Authors: Thomas, Gregory P, Meldrum, Al, Beamish, John
Source: European Journal of Physics Education. 2013 4(4):26-40.
Availability: Erciyes University. Melikgazi, Kayseri, 38039 Turkey. Tel: +90-352-207-6666; Web site: http://ejpe.erciyes.edu.tr/index.php/EJPE
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 15
Publication Date: 2013
Document Type: Journal Articles
Tests/Questionnaires
Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: College Science, Undergraduate Study, Physics, Science Instruction, Science Laboratories, Test Construction, Test Validity, Factor Analysis, Foreign Countries, Educational Environment, Science Process Skills, Surveys, Inquiry, Communities of Practice, Teacher Role, Instructional Materials
Geographic Terms: Canada
ISSN: 1309-7202
Abstract: First-year undergraduate physics laboratories are important physics learning environments. However, there is a lack of empirically informed literature regarding how students perceive their overall laboratory learning experiences. Recipe formats persist as the dominant form of instructional design in these sites, and these formats do not adequately support the development of students' inquiry processes. There may be valid reasons for the lack of research into students' views of their undergraduate physics laboratory learning environments, but work should be done to address these issues so that such research can occur. This paper describes the development and validation of a 23-item instrument, the UPLLES (Undergraduate Physics Laboratory Learning Environment Survey) that was undertaken as part of a multi-year project aimed to develop guided-inquiry oriented Physics laboratories for first-year students at the University of Alberta. The UPLLES was developed and validated through factor analysis using 476 student responses. The five sub-scales of the UPLLES are, Inquiry Orientation, Integration, Material Environment, Student Community, and Instructor Support. The value of the UPLLES within a battery of measures for evaluating reform efforts in undergraduate physics laboratories is discussed.
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Entry Date: 2015
Accession Number: EJ1052427
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