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Ross Galloway Marsali Wallace Anna Wood School of Physics & Astronomy University of Edinburgh

Closing the loop: enhancing the effectiveness of Peer Instruction questions by observing student discussions. Ross Galloway Marsali Wallace Anna Wood School of Physics & Astronomy University of Edinburgh. Peer Instruction. Pose question. Students think and vote.

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Ross Galloway Marsali Wallace Anna Wood School of Physics & Astronomy University of Edinburgh

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  1. Closing the loop: enhancing the effectiveness of Peer Instruction questions by observing student discussions Ross Galloway Marsali Wallace Anna Wood School of Physics & Astronomy University of Edinburgh

  2. Peer Instruction Pose question Students think and vote Students discuss amongst themselves Students re-vote Whole class discussion Confirm and summarise

  3. Observing conversations with smart pens Ballpoint pen with integral digitiser and microphone. Captures penstrokes and audio recording in sync.

  4. Problems with the question • Negative question • Confusion over symbols

  5. Problems with the question • Focus on irrelevant features • Symbols activate formula-based approach

  6. Revised question

  7. Other revised questions

  8. Summary • Smart pen technology is highly effective for observing Peer Instruction in authentic settings • Smart pen recordings can give insight into impact of question characteristics on P.I. discussion • Pathological question characteristics have been identified • Allows successful refinement of teaching materials

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