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| Abstract Title: | Conceptual Gains with the Synthetic Groupwork-based Newton’s Third Law Open Source Tutorial |
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| Abstract Type: | Contributed Poster Presentation |
| Abstract: | The University of Maryland's Open Source Tutorial (OST) on Newton's Third Law (N3) has demonstrated a significant impact on boosting student conceptual understanding of N3, even in comparison to other research-based curricular material. Although OSTs were originally designed as group-based guided worksheets, the first author has developed and implemented an online asynchronous alternative: the N3 Synthetic Groupwork-Based OST (SynG-OST). Here, we report data from a pilot study with the module that suggest it may be comparably effective to the in-person OST. Furthermore, we compare learning gains with those obtained with an interactive video-based lecture guiding students through the worksheet. Preliminary data indicate that student learning is greater with the N3 SynG-OST than with the lecture-based version. This strengthens the argument that synthetic groupwork-based materials may be a viable option to replace in-person groupwork for asynchronous learners. It can also be assigned--as we have done--as homework for in-person classes. |
| Footnote: | The authors agreed that the next greatest difference is that the N3 SynG-OST has students predict the results of the collision experiment before it happens. However, only one student incorrectly predicted that N3 would not apply to the collision (and that student's FCI score went from 3/4 to 4/4 and FMCE did not increase). |
| Session Time: | Poster Session C |
| Poster Number: | C-154 |
| Contributed Paper Record: | Contributed Paper Information |
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Author/Organizer Information | |
| Primary Contact: |
Michael M. Hull University of Alaska Fairbanks |
| Co-Author(s) and Co-Presenter(s) |
Keshab R. Pokharel (he/him/his), University of Alaska Fairbanks |
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