[This paper is part of the Focused Collection on Instructional labs: Improving traditions and
new directions.] This review article provides an overview of research on the topic of gender …

Physics labs provide a unique opportunity for students to grow their physics identity and
science identity in general since they provide students with an opportunity to tinker with …

While there have been many calls to improve the quality of instructional physics labs, there
exists little research on the effectiveness of lab instruction. This study provides a direct …

Women are underrepresented in science and their participation decreases as the career
progresses; an international phenomenon clearly displayed in a scissors graph. This …

Lab-based activities provide essential skills for students within STEM disciplines, as lab
activities provide students with research skills and science knowledge. Therefore, it is critical …

At universities where introductory physics labs are taught by graduate student teaching
assistants (TAs), there is a need for specialized professional development for those TAs …

Understanding student views about learning physics in the lab context can be invaluable for
efforts to improve student learning. In an ethnographic study in which two researchers …

Students who take lab courses engage in active, collaborative learning that has the potential
to teach scientific thinking skills while also stimulating students' interest in science and …

Science is, at its core, an empirical discipline: Theories must coordinate with evidence
obtained through systematic, scientific investigations. Learning science involves learning …

There is some evidence that conceptual inquiry-based introductory physics lab curricula,
such as RealTime Physics, may improve students' understanding of physics concepts. Thus …