The Effect of Initial Conditions and Discussion on Students’ Predictions for Interactive Lecture Demonstrations
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Jeffrey Marx
Over the past eight years at McDaniel College, students' Predictions for various Interactive Lecture Demonstrations (ILDs) have improved markedly. One explanation is that students have become increasingly sophisticated in their understanding of kinematics and dynamics. Another possible explanation is that the class as a whole is only slightly more sophisticated, and during the Discussion Phase of the ILD the correct Predication is very successfully transmitted within groups and between groups. The purpose of this paper is to support the proposition of this possible explanation. To begin to address this idea, I present an overview of and results from a preliminary, computer-based simulation of classroom discussion.
Physics Education Research Conference 2008
Part of the PER Conference series
Edmonton, Canada: July 23-24, 2008
Volume 1064, Pages 143-146
<a href="https://www.per-central.org/items/detail.cfm?ID=8103">Marx, Jeffrey. "The Effect of Initial Conditions and Discussion on Students’ Predictions for Interactive Lecture Demonstrations." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2008, Edmonton, Canada, July 23-24, 2008.</a>
J. Marx, , presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2008, Edmonton, Canada, 2008, WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=8103&DocID=734).
J. Marx, The Effect of Initial Conditions and Discussion on Students’ Predictions for Interactive Lecture Demonstrations, presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2008, Edmonton, Canada, 2008, <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=8103&DocID=734>.
Marx, J. (2008, July 23-24). The Effect of Initial Conditions and Discussion on Students’ Predictions for Interactive Lecture Demonstrations. Paper presented at Physics Education Research Conference 2008, Edmonton, Canada. Retrieved May 16, 2025, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=8103&DocID=734
Marx, Jeffrey. "The Effect of Initial Conditions and Discussion on Students’ Predictions for Interactive Lecture Demonstrations." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2008, Edmonton, Canada, July 23-24, 2008. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=8103&DocID=734 (accessed 16 May 2025).
Marx, Jeffrey. "The Effect of Initial Conditions and Discussion on Students’ Predictions for Interactive Lecture Demonstrations." Physics Education Research Conference 2008. Edmonton, Canada: 2008. 143-146 Vol. 1064 of PER Conference. 16 May 2025 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=8103&DocID=734>.
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