Practically Engage Students in Research Appropriate to Their Level in Teaching Physics

Abstract

We propose a plan to realize the process of a caterpillar student who has entered graduate school to become an expert like a flying butterfly in 2 or 3 years in undergraduate education. (1) Let them study while participating in practical research with research topics suitable for students’ level. (2) Let them learn from seniors and colleagues as if it were the seniors who gave the most practical lessons in the laboratory. (3) Give them time to find alternatives when they fail, and let the professor act as a coach. In at least one course, an opportunity should be provided to study empirical rather than superficial physics.