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Conceptual Gains with the Synthetic Groupwork-based Newton’s Third Law Open Source Tutorial
The University of Maryland's Open Source Tutorial (OST) on Newton's Third Law (N3) has demonstrated a significant impact on boosting student conceptual understanding of N3, even in comparison to other research-based curricular material. Although OSTs were originally designed as group-based guided worksheets, the first author has developed and implemented an online asynchronous alternative: the N3 Synthetic Groupwork-Based OST (SynG-OST). Here, we report data from a pilot study with the module that suggest it may be comparably effective to the in-person OST. Furthermore, we compare learning gains with those obtained with an interactive video-based lecture guiding students through the worksheet. Preliminary data indicate that student learning is greater with the N3 SynG-OST than with the lecture-based version. This strengthens the argument that synthetic groupwork-based materials may be a viable option to replace in-person groupwork for asynchronous learners. It can also be assigned--as we have done--as homework for in-person classes.
Physics Education Research Conference 2025
Part of the PER Conference series Washington, DC: August 6-7, 2025 Pages 202-207
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<a href="https://www.per-central.org/items/detail.cfm?ID=17141">Hull, Michael, and Keshab R. Pokharel. "Conceptual Gains with the Synthetic Groupwork-based Newton’s Third Law Open Source Tutorial." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2025, Washington, DC, August 6-7, 2025.</a>
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M. Hull and K. Pokharel, , presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2025, Washington, DC, 2025, WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=17141&DocID=6069).
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M. Hull and K. Pokharel, Conceptual Gains with the Synthetic Groupwork-based Newton’s Third Law Open Source Tutorial, presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2025, Washington, DC, 2025, <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=17141&DocID=6069>.
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Hull, M., & Pokharel, K. (2025, August 6-7). Conceptual Gains with the Synthetic Groupwork-based Newton’s Third Law Open Source Tutorial. Paper presented at Physics Education Research Conference 2025, Washington, DC. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=17141&DocID=6069
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Hull, Michael, and Keshab R. Pokharel. "Conceptual Gains with the Synthetic Groupwork-based Newton’s Third Law Open Source Tutorial." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2025, Washington, DC, August 6-7, 2025. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=17141&DocID=6069 (accessed 12 December 2025).
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Hull, Michael, and Keshab R. Pokharel. "Conceptual Gains with the Synthetic Groupwork-based Newton’s Third Law Open Source Tutorial." Physics Education Research Conference 2025. Washington, DC: 2025. 202-207 of PER Conference. 12 Dec. 2025 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=17141&DocID=6069>.
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Month = {August 6-7},
Year = {2025}
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