Abstract
Improving curricular materials and practices aimed at complex cognitive processes such as problem solving requires careful planning and useful tools for assessment. To illustrate the challenges of measuring a change in students' problem solving in physics, we present the results of and a reflection on a pilot assessment of the effectiveness of computer problem-solving coaches [1] in a large (200+ student) section of an introductory physics course.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | 2012 Physics Education Research Conference |
| Editors | N. Sanjay Rebello, Paula V. Engelhardt, Alice D. Churukian |
| Publisher | American Institute of Physics Inc. |
| Pages | 434-437 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780735411340 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2013 |
| Event | 2012 Physics Education Research Conference, PERC 2012 - Philadelphia, United States Duration: Aug 1 2012 → Aug 2 2012 |
Publication series
| Name | AIP Conference Proceedings |
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| Volume | 1513 |
| ISSN (Print) | 0094-243X |
| ISSN (Electronic) | 1551-7616 |
Other
| Other | 2012 Physics Education Research Conference, PERC 2012 |
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| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | Philadelphia |
| Period | 8/1/12 → 8/2/12 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2013 American Institute of Physics.
Keywords
- assessment
- computer coaches
- problem solving
- rubric