Title: |
Students' Understanding and
Perceptions of the Content of a Lecture* |
Meeting: |
127th AAPT National Meeting:
Madison, WI |
Location: |
Hall of Ideas G |
Date: |
Tuesday, Aug. 5 |
Time: |
9:00 a.m. |
Author: |
Zdeslav Hrepic, Kansas State
Univ.
785-532-7167,
zhrepic@phys.ksu.edu |
Co-Author(s): |
Dean A. Zollman, N. Sanjay
Rebello |
Abstract:
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In spite of advances in
physics pedagogy, the lecture is by far the most widely used format of
instruction. We investigated students' understanding and perceptions of
the content delivered during a physics lecture. Participants viewed a
segment of a videotaped lecture on sound propagation by a well-known
teacher. All of the participants were enrolled in a conceptual physics
course and had previously covered the topic in class. Before viewing the
lecture, the participants responded to a series of conceptual questions
on sound. The participants then looked for answers to these questions in
the videotaped lecture. On a written questionnaire, they indicated
instances, if any, in which these questions were answered during the
lecture. In addition to the students, a group of content experts
(physics instructors) also participated in our study. We will discuss
students' and experts' responses to the questionnaire. |
Footnotes:
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*Supported in part by NSF
grant #REC-0087788. |
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