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| Abstract Title: | Exploring the relationship between exam performance and lecture/recitation attendance |
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| Abstract: | We have examined the relationship between attendance and exam performance in large enrollment introductory mechanics courses dominated by first-year engineering students. There is a very strong correlation between exam performance and recitation attendance. Recitations engage students in active learning to solve a multipart problems that emphasizes essential concepts. Clicker questions begin and end each recitation. A similar trend is observed for lectures. These correlations are observed for two classes, one very large (1600 students) on a residential campus, and one smaller (150 students) on a commuter campus. We have also examined the nature of this correlation as a function of SAT/ACT scores, gender, and national origin of students. 1 Department of Physics and Astronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 2 Department of Physics, Indianan University – Purdue University Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Abstract Type: | Contributed Poster Presentation |
Author/Organizer Information | |
| Primary Contact: |
Andrew Hirsch Purdue University 525 Northwestern Ave W. Lafayette, IN 47907 Phone: 7654942218 |
| Co-Author(s) and Co-Presenter(s) |
Andrew Gavrin (2), Mark Haugan (1), Rebecca Lindell (1) 1 Department of Physics and Astronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 2 Department of Physics, Indianan University – Purdue University Indianapolis, Indiana |
