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| Abstract Title: | Whole class vs small group settings for using animations in physics: Case study comparisons |
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| Abstract: | Comparative case study analyses are used to investigate a physics lesson sequence in which students used a simple simulation and a set of animations with playback controls to explore aspects of projectile motion. The sequence was conducted within naturalistic high school settings (2 schools) in 11 physics class sections (N=200) where roughly half the sections encountered the simulations in a whole class discussion format and matched sections used them in a small group format in which students controlled playback. Unexpected pre-post results, reported elsewhere, revealed no advantage for the hands-on condition. Analyses using classroom videotapes and student written work also do not show any overall advantage for the small group students for the factors examined. Notably, more than twice as much teacher and student-generated support for recognizing visual features was identified in whole class discussion, and in small groups these episodes appeared to cluster around teacher visits to the groups. |
| Abstract Type: | Contributed Poster Presentation |
Author/Organizer Information | |
| Primary Contact: |
A. Lynn Stephens University of Massachusetts, Amherst 14 Laurel St Northampton, MA 01060 |
| Co-Author(s) and Co-Presenter(s) |
John J. Clement |
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