Bringing three-dimensional learning to undergraduate physics: Insight from an introductory physics laboratory course

Three-dimensional learning (3DL) is an approach to science instruction that was developed for K-12 education and can provide guidance improving undergraduate physics laboratories. In this paper, we describe efforts comprehensively integrate 3DL into a sequence of introductory life sciences (IPLS) laboratory courses. This paper tailored faculty interested in advancing their course's goals by simultaneously engaging students experimental practices, scientific reasoning, conceptual knowledge. We first review how several well-known curricula are already implicitly aligned with 3DL. then our IPLS course show each dimension—science engineering disciplinary core ideas, crosscutting concepts—is integrated throughout the curriculum. To support implementation, samples documentation, detailed account integration efforts, guide training supporting teaching assistants course, sample set activities participating supplementary material.