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2019

Holmes, N. G. & Smith, E. M. Operationalizing the AAPT Learning Goals for the Lab. The Physics Teacher 57, 296–299 (2019).
Walsh, C., Quinn, K. N., Wieman, C. & Holmes, N. G. Quantifying critical thinking: Development and validation of the physics lab inventory of critical thinking. Physical Review Physics Education Research 15, 010135 (2019).
Salehi, S., Holmes, N. G. & Wieman, C. Exploring bias in mechanical engineering students' perceptions of classmates. PLOS ONE 14, e0212477 (2019).
Smith, M. K. et al. Tools for Change: Measuring Student Conceptual Understanding Across Undergraduate Biology Programs Using Bio-MAPS Assessments. Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education 20, (2019).

2018

Walsh, C., Quinn, K. N. & Holmes, N. G. Assessment of critical thinking in physics labs: concurrent validity. Physics Education Research Conference 2018 (Traxler, A., Cao, Y. & Wolf, S.) (2018). doi:10.1119/perc.2018.pr.Walsh
Tapping, R., Lepage, G. P. & Holmes, N. G. Visualizing patterns in CSEM responses to assess student conceptual understanding. Physics Education Research Conference 2018 (Traxler, A., Cao, Y. & Wolf, S.) (2018). doi:10.1119/perc.2018.pr.Tapping
Stein, M. M., Smith, E. M. & Holmes, N. G. Confirming what we know: Understanding questionable research practices in intro physics labs. Physics Education Research Conference 2018 (Traxler, A., Cao, Y. & Wolf, S.) (2018). doi:10.1119/perc.2018.pr.Stein
Smith, E. M., Stein, M. M. & Holmes, N. G. Surprise! Shifting students away from model-verifying frames in physics labs. Physics Education Research Conference 2018 (Traxler, A., Cao, Y. & Wolf, S.) (2018). doi:10.1119/perc.2018.pr.Smith
Quinn, K. N., McGill, K. L., Kelley, M. M., Smith, E. M. & Holmes, N. G. Who does what now? How physics lab instruction impacts student behaviors. Physics Education Research Conference 2018 (Traxler, A., Cao, Y. & Wolf, S.) (2018). doi:10.1119/perc.2018.pr.Quinn
Quinn, K. N., Wieman, C. E. & Holmes, N. G. Interview Validation of the Physics Lab Inventory of Critical thinking (PLIC). 2017 Physics Education Research Conference Proceedings (American Association of Physics Teachers, 2018). doi:10.1119/perc.2017.pr.076
Price, A. M., Perkins, K. K., Holmes, N. G. & Wieman, C. E. How and why do high school teachers use PhET interactive simulations?. Physics Education Research Conference 2018 (Traxler, A., Cao, Y. & Wolf, S.) (2018). doi:10.1119/perc.2018.pr.Price
Madden, J. H. et al. Virtual Reality as a Teaching Tool for Moon Phases and Beyond. Physics Education Research Conference 2018 (Traxler, A., Cao, Y. & Wolf, S.) (2018). doi:10.1119/perc.2018.pr.Madden
Holmes, N. G. & Wieman, C. E. Introductory physics labs: We can do better. Physics Today 71, 38–45 (2018).

2017

Holmes, N. G., Olsen, J., Thomas, J. L. & Wieman, C. E. Value added or misattributed? A multi-institution study on the educational benefit of labs for reinforcing physics content. Physical Review Physics Education Research 13, 010129 (2017).
Holmes, N. G., Kumar, D. & Bonn, D. A. Toolboxes and handing students a hammer: The effects of cueing and instruction on getting students to think critically. Physical Review Physics Education Research 13, 010116 (2017).

2016

Strubbe, L. E., Ives, J., Holmes, N. G., Bonn, D. A. & Sumah, N. Kwaku. Developing student attitudes in the first-year physics laboratory. 2016 Physics Education Research Conference Proceedings (Jones, D. L., Ding, L. & Traxler, A. L.) (American Association of Physics Teachers, 2016). doi:10.1119/perc.2016.pr.080
Holmes, N. G. & Wieman, C. E. Preliminary development and validation of a diagnostic of critical thinking for introductory physics labs. 2016 Physics Education Research Conference Proceedings (Jones, D. L., Ding, L. & Traxler, A. L.) (American Association of Physics Teachers, 2016). doi:10.1119/perc.2016.pr.034
Day, J., Stang, J. B., Holmes, N. G., Kumar, D. & Bonn, D. A. Gender gaps and gendered action in a first-year physics laboratory. Physical Review Physics Education Research 12, 020104 - (2016).
Holmes, N. G. & Wieman, C. E. Examining and contrasting the cognitive activities engaged in undergraduate research experiences and lab courses. Physical Review Physics Education Research 12, 020103 - (2016).

2015

Wieman, C. E. & Holmes, N. G. Measuring the impact of introductory physics labs on learning and critical thinking. 2015 Physics Education Research Conference Proceedings (Churukian, A. D., Jones, D. L. & Ding, L.) (2015). doi:10.1119/perc.2015.pr.086
Holmes, N. G. & Wieman, C. E. Assessing modeling in the lab: Uncertainty and measurement. 2015 Conference on Laboratory Instruction Beyond the First Year of College (Eblen-Zayas, M., Behringer, E. & Kozminski, J.) (2015). doi:10.1119/bfy.2015.pr.011
Holmes, N. G. Developing Quantitative Critical Thinking in the Introductory Physics Lab. Physics Education Research Conference 2015 (Churukian, A. D., Jones, D. L. & Ding, L.) (2015). doi:10.1119/perc.2015.plenary.001
Wieman, C. & Holmes, N. G. Measuring the impact of an instructional laboratory on the learning of introductory physics. American Journal of Physics 83, 972–978 (2015).
Holmes, N. G., Wieman, C. E. & Bonn, D. A. Teaching critical thinking. PNAS 112, 11199–11204 (2015).
Holmes, N. G. & Bonn, D. A. Quantitative Comparisons to Promote Inquiry in the Introductory Physics Lab. The Physics Teacher 53, 352–355 (2015).
Holmes, N. Grace. Structured quantitative inquiry labs : developing critical thinking in the introductory physics laboratory. (2015). at <http://circle.ubc.ca/handle/2429/51363>

2014

Day, J., Holmes, N. G., Roll, I. & Bonn, D. A. Finding Evidence of Transfer with Invention Activities: Teaching the Concept of Weighted Average. Physics Education Research Conference (Engelhardt, P. V., Churukian, A. D. & Jones, D. L.) (American Association of Physics Teachers, 2014). doi:10.1119/perc.2013.pr.017
Holmes, N. G., Ives, J. & Bonn, D. The Impact of Targeting Scientific Reasoning on Student Attitudes about Experimental Physics. Physics Education Research Conference 2014 (Engelhardt, P. V., Churukian, A. D. & Jones, D. L.) (2014). doi:10.1119/perc.2014.pr.026
Holmes, N. G., Roll, I. & Bonn, D. A. Participating in the Physics Lab: Does Gender Matter?. Physics in Canada 70, 84–86 (2014).
Holmes, N. G., Day, J., Park, A. H. K., Bonn, D. A. & Roll, I. Making the failure more productive: scaffolding the invention process to improve inquiry behaviors and outcomes in invention activities. Instructional Science 42, 523–538 (2014).

2013

Holmes, N. G. & Bonn, D. A. Doing Science or Doing a Lab? Engaging Students with Scientific Reasoning during Physics Lab Experiments. Physics Education Research Conference (Engelhardt, P. V., Churukian, A. D. & Jones, D. L.) (AIP Conf. Proc., 2013). doi:10.1119/perc.2013.pr.034
Holmes, N. G., Martinuk, M., Ives, J. & Warren, M. Teaching Assistant Professional Development by and for TAs. The Physics Teacher 51, (2013).

2012

Roll, I., Holmes, N., Day, J. & Bonn, D. Evaluating metacognitive scaffolding in Guided Invention Activities. Instructional Science 40, 691–710 (2012).

2011

Holmes, N. G. The invention support environment : using metacognitive scaffolding and interactive learning environments to improve learning from invention. (2011). at <https://circle.ubc.ca/handle/2429/37904 https://circle.ubc.ca/bitstream/2429/37904/3/ubc{\_}2011{\_}fall{\_}holmes{\_}natasha.pdf>

2009

Campbell, J. L. et al. A fundamental parameters approach to calibration of the Mars Exploration Rover Alpha Particle X‐ray Spectrometer. J. Geophys. Res. (2009). doi:10.1029/2008je003272