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UNIVERSITY OF BUCHAREST
FACULTY OF PHYSICS Guest
2024-11-22 2:32 |
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Conference: Bucharest University Faculty of Physics 2010 Meeting
Section: Educational Physics
Title:
Enhanced student learning in the introductory physics laboratory
Authors:
Carmen Theodorescu
Affiliation:
"Sfantul Elefterie" School, Bucharest, Romania
E-mail
carmen.teodorescu@yahoo.com
Keywords:
laboratory experiments, collaborative learning, student performance
Abstract:
I have taken laboratory experiments, modified them to include aspects of peer instruction and collaborative learning, and used pre- and post-tests to measure student learning gains in two of these labs. My modification includes adding conceptual questions to the laboratory that lab groups answer online and then, as directed by the instructor, they discuss their answers with other students. By comparing student performance on pre- and post-tests in two laboratories that used this technique and two that did not (the control group), our data indicate that this modification substantially increases student learning (increases the average student learning gain from pre- to post-test by 50–80%). It seems that using labs with these modifications increases students’ readiness to communicate and their ability to transfer knowledge or apply concepts to novel situations.
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