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Life Science Students’ Attitudes, Interest, And Performance In Introductory Physics For Life Sciences: An Exploratory Study, Catherine Hirshfeld Crouch, Panchompoo Wisittanawat , '13, Ming Cai , '11
Life Science Students’ Attitudes, Interest, And Performance In Introductory Physics For Life Sciences: An Exploratory Study, Catherine Hirshfeld Crouch, Panchompoo Wisittanawat , '13, Ming Cai , '11
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In response to national calls for improved physical sciences education for students pursuing careers in the life sciences and medicine, reformed introductory physics for life sciences (IPLS) courses are being developed. This exploratory study is among the first to assess the effect of an IPLS course on students’ attitudes, interest, and performance. The IPLS course studied was the second semester of introductory physics, following a standard first semester course, allowing the outcomes of the same students in a standard course and in an IPLS course to be compared. In the IPLS course, each physics topic was introduced and elaborated in …