PERC 2018 Abstract Detail Page
Previous Page | New Search | Browse All
Abstract Title: | Using Social Interdependence Theory to Understand Small Group Learning in Modeling Instruction |
---|---|
Abstract: | Modeling Instruction is an approach to teaching physics that uses cooperative learning amongst students and requires students to engage in extensive discourse in the learning process. In this poster, we present preliminary findings of an analysis of small group interactions using the lens of Social Interdependence Theory (SIT), which focuses on the reciprocal relationships between students as they work together. Positive social interdependence is associated to improved efforts to achieve, personal relationships, and psychological health/social competence. The data collected includes pre-surveys of constructs related to SIT as well as observational data taken from students working in the Modeling Instruction classroom. Our analysis focuses on understanding the features of socially interdependent relationships that support students' learning of physics topics. |
Abstract Type: | Contributed Poster Presentation |
Session Time: | Poster Session III |
Poster Number: | C73 |
Author/Organizer Information | |
Primary Contact: |
Miguel Rodriguez Florida International University Miami, FL Phone: 5612556184 |
Co-Author(s) and Co-Presenter(s) |
Geoff Potvin, Florida International University |