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| Abstract Title: | The Use of a Web-based Classroom Interaction System in Introductory Physics Classes* |
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| Abstract: | A web-based system (InClass) interaction system was used in algebra-based and calculus-based physics classes to enhance students' classroom interaction. The teaching approach primarily incorporated elements of Mazur's Peer Instruction and Interactive Lecture Demonstration. In our implementation, students used personal digital assistants (PDAs) to interact with their instructor during lecture or classroom demonstration. In this paper, we will document the perceptions and attitudes of algebra-based and calculus-based physics students towards the interactive teaching approach and likewise present data on how this approach affected students' performance on the Force Concept Inventory. *This work is supported in part by the National Science Foundation under grant DUE-0737375. |
| Abstract Type: | Contributed Poster |
Author/Organizer Information | |
| Primary Contact: |
Edgar Corpuz University of Texas-Pan American 1201 W. University Dr. Edinburg, TX 78539 Phone: 956 381-2153 |
| Co-Author(s) and Co-Presenter(s) |
Ma. Aileen Corpuz University of Texas-Pan American corpuzm -at- utpa.edu Rolando Rosalez University of Texas-Pan American rollie_roses -at- yahoo.com |
