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Overview of New Content in Mastering Physics

Overview of New Content in Mastering Physics. Engaging Students with New Online Homework Activities & Resources. Scott Hildreth Astronomy & Physics – Chabot College – Hayward, CA. Goals for Our Session. Using Mastering Physics New Content: PhET simulations Enhanced End-of-Chapter Questions

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Overview of New Content in Mastering Physics

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  1. Overview of New Content in Mastering Physics Engaging Students with New Online Homework Activities & Resources Scott Hildreth Astronomy & Physics – Chabot College – Hayward, CA

  2. Goals for Our Session • Using Mastering Physics • New Content: • PhET simulations • Enhanced End-of-Chapter Questions • Math Remediation Problems • Video Tutor Narrated Clips • Getting Started Your feedback & questions are welcome throughout! Scott Hildreth - Chabot College - March 2012

  3. Using Mastering Physics • Online Homework System with 24/7 availability • Great Range of Problems, Tutorials, Quizzes • Dynamic, context-specific hints & feedback • Rich Diagnostics by student/class • Enormous “elasticity” for use in different ways, for different types of students. Scott Hildreth - Chabot College - March 2012

  4. Ways I Use Mastering • Required weekly homework assignments • In-class collaborative group work • Lecture – doing problems together • Exam Preparation • Extra Credit & Remedial Help Scott Hildreth - Chabot College - March 2012

  5. New Content:PhET Simulations • Tons of Interactive, creative problems • http://phet.colorado.edu/ • Suitable for labs and discussions • Implemented in Mastering with hints • Results are tracked Scott Hildreth - Chabot College - March 2012

  6. PhET Simulations Scott Hildreth - Chabot College - March 2012

  7. PhET Simulations • Some thoughts to share… • Try these first in class • Give more credit to match length • Edit (with simple editor) to reduce time • Encourage students to explore • Wonderful surprises from students! Scott Hildreth - Chabot College - March 2012

  8. New Content:Enhanced EOC Questions • My largest student wish? “The end of chapter questions don’t have hints! I don’t know how to start them!” • EEOCs are a bridge between tutorials and standard chapter problems. Scott Hildreth - Chabot College - March 2012

  9. New Content:Enhanced EOC Questions • Available for a few problems in each chapter (in some books) • One key hint available • Results are tracked Scott Hildreth - Chabot College - March 2012

  10. New Content:Enhanced EOC Questions Scott Hildreth - Chabot College - March 2012

  11. New Content:Enhanced EOC Questions Scott Hildreth - Chabot College - March 2012

  12. EEOC Results (preliminary) • Standard EOC problem from Y&F 13th ed. #4.10 without the enhancement:95.2% correct0.9% unfinished3.9% requested solution0.80 wrong answers per student • EEOC results from my class (19/22 students trying the problem)100% correct answer0% requested answer0.53 wrong answers per student0.58 hints per student (so some DID open it!) • Fewer wrong answers per student, & slightly better overall success rate. Scott Hildreth - Chabot College - March 2012

  13. New Content:Math Remediation • Available for many problems • Automatic link to math help • Math XML interface • Results not tracked Scott Hildreth - Chabot College - March 2012

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  15. Math Remediation Scott Hildreth - Chabot College - March 2012

  16. Math Remediation Scott Hildreth - Chabot College - March 2012

  17. Video Clips! • Video Tutor Demonstrations • Predictive Questions • Assignable in Mastering • Video Tutor Narrated Examples • Work through Textbook ex’s Scott Hildreth - Chabot College - March 2012

  18. Video Tutor Demonstrations in STUDY AREA Scott Hildreth - Chabot College - March 2012

  19. Video Tutor Demonstrations Interactive Questions Scott Hildreth - Chabot College - March 2012

  20. Followup Questions with Video Tutor in Mastering Interactive Questions Scott Hildreth - Chabot College - March 2012

  21. Video Tutors for Examples Step-by-Step development with narration Scott Hildreth - Chabot College - March 2012

  22. Getting Started! Scott Hildreth - Chabot College - March 2012

  23. Familiarity breeds success… • Over time, you will learn to incorporate • New Tutorial Problems with effective hints • Which problems need additional hints • Which problems don’t work as well • New ways to use the system for your classes and students. • Be patient, explore, & experiment! Scott Hildreth - Chabot College - March 2012

  24. Questions? Discussion? • Check out a resource list & research http://www.chabotcollege.edu/faculty/shildreth/mastering • Login to my classes to look around • Email me with questions! shildreth@chabotcollege.edu Scott Hildreth - Chabot College - March 2012

  25. Cartoons…. Images reprinted in the online presentation and available online were borrowed with permission from "e-mail.this.book", The Cartoon Bank, Alfred A. Knopf, NY, 1996. Scott Hildreth - Chabot College - March 2012

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