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| Abstract Title: | Investigating the Effects of Mastery-Style Homework in Introductory Mechanics |
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| Abstract: | We report on a series of clinical studies involving the effects of mastery-style homework on students in introductory mechanics courses. These studies involved students both from the first-semester calculus-based mechanics course for physical science and engineering majors as well as from the first-semester algebra-based mechanics course which primarily serves life science majors. Volunteering students were randomly divided into two groups. Each group worked through a series of standard homework questions in either the traditional format or in the mastery-style format. Both groups then took a short post-test on the material covered. We compare the performance of the students in the two different groups, as well as in the two different courses. |
| Abstract Type: | Contributed Poster Presentation |
Author/Organizer Information | |
| Primary Contact: |
William R. Evans University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1110 W. Green St. Urbana, IL 61801 Phone: 801-318-7768 |
| Co-Author(s) and Co-Presenter(s) |
Mats Selen -- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
