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Without any major changes, a pilot version of a physical science lab course was able to continue when the COVID-19 crisis necessitated the abrupt suspension of on-campus education. The 'Maker Lab' course, in which students conceive and set…
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This communication contributes to research on proof validation as a lens for uncovering didactical phenomena related to proof and proving. We revisit the puzzling case of lower secondary students in France who validate circular proofs. That…
Symbolic calculators like Mathematica are becoming more commonplace among upper level physics students. The presence of such a powerful calculator can couple strongly to the type of mathematical reasoning students employ. It does not merely…