scholarly journals Relevance and responsibility: preliminary results from implementation of a cooperative problem solving model in a large introductory physics course

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam J. Burgasser ◽  
Mike Lopez ◽  
Isabela Rodrigues ◽  
Jordan Campbell
2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 26
Author(s):  
Renol Afrizon ◽  
Wahyuni Satria Dewi

The statistics of physics education are compulsory course with a lot of material descriptions so the lectures must be assisted by the use of teaching materials. The lectures of statistics of physics education that took place in the July-December 2017 semester illustrates that: 1) teaching materials are less attractive to students, 2) the assignments given are quite clear and sufficient in accordance with the level of thinking of students, 3) materials delivered by the lecturer is in accordance with the targets in the syllabus with some material is still abstract, 4) the lecture have been pursued in accordance with the syllabus but the methods used have not varied and 5) students learn material of statistic of physics education only from the lecturer explanation so that only a few students can answer statistical problems quickly and correctly. This indicates that it is need provided teaching materials with a cooperative problem solving model. The author has tried to design teaching materials of statistic of physics education with cooperative problem solving models with very valid criteria according to the assessment of six experts with educational qualifications of statistics and physics education. However, this teaching material has not been tested at normal conditions in the lectures so that the level of practicality has not been revealed. The aim of this study was to determine the practicality level of educational statistical teaching materials containing cooperative problem solving models according to users, namely lecturers and students who listed in the course. Type of research is research and devel-opment with the ADDIE model. The ADDIE model stands for Analyze, Design, Develop, Implement and Evaluation. This research is part of the Implementation stage where development products are implemented in real terms so that the level of practicality can be measured with indicators of ease of use, attractiveness and efficiency. Data collection used student response questionnaires and lecturer response questionnaires with a Likert scale. Data analysis used descriptive statistic analysis techniques. The results showed that teaching materials of physics education statistics had very practical criteria (lecturers opinion) and practical (students opinion). The conclusion of this study is the teaching materials of statistic of physics education with cooperative problem solving model has been practically used in lectures


Leonardo ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 48 (5) ◽  
pp. 476-476
Author(s):  
Steven Zides

At liberal arts institutions, physics faculty struggle with the daunting task of creating a Bachelor of Arts physics offering (often referred to as Physics for Poets) that is both engaging and approachable. Over the past several years, the author has worked toward a new educational paradigm that presents introductory physics as a set of physical metaphors rather than an incomplete collage of problem-solving equations. By engaging the physical metaphors from both traditional physics and art historical viewpoints, students are forced to integrate two seemingly disparate sets of information into a cohesive knowledge base.


2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 123
Author(s):  
Devita Sulistiana

The objective of this study is to see effectiveness of problem solving and cooperative learning model in teaching sciences for SMA students, implementing quasy experiment posttest only. The study assigned three groups of students: 42 for problem solving treatments, another 42 for cooperative STAD, and 39 for integration of problem solving-cooperative of STAD. Instrument of the study consisted of observation guide, essay test, and questionnaire. This study discovered: (1) Students who were taught using cooperative problem solving model achieved better attainment than those who received individual problem solving model. (2) Students using critical thinking in the problem solving model performed worse than those who received cooperative-model of STAD type. (3) Implementation of  problem solving-cooperative model of STAD type gives better achievement than cooperative of STAD type.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
JOSHUA SAMANI ◽  
Steven C. Pan

We investigated whether continuously alternating between topics during practice, or interleaved practice, improves memory and the ability to solve problems in undergraduate physics. Over eight weeks, students in two lecture sections of a university-level introductory physics course completed thrice-weekly homework assignments, each containing problems that were interleaved (i.e., alternating topics) or conventionally arranged (i.e., one topic practiced at a time). On two surprise criterial tests containing novel and more challenging problems, students recalled more relevant information and more frequently produced correct solutions after having engaged in interleaved practice (with observed median improvements of 50% on test 1 and 125% on test 2). Despite benefiting more from interleaved practice, students tended to rate the technique as more difficult and incorrectly believed that they learned less from it. Thus, in a domain that entails considerable amounts of problem-solving, replacing conventionally-arranged with interleaved homework can (despite perceptions to the contrary) foster longer-lasting and more generalizable learning.


2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teresa L Larkin

Introductory physics courses are an important rung on the curricular ladder in STEM. These courses help to strengthen students critical thinking and problem solving skills while simultaneously introducing them to many topics they will explore in more detail in later courses in physics and engineering. For these reasons, introductory physics is a required element on the curricular ladder. Most often, introductory physics is offered as a two-semester sequence with basic mechanics being taught in the first semester and electricity and magnetism in the second. In fact, this curricular sequence has not been altered in decades. Is there a reason for this? There are many other enduring questions that arise pertaining to these foundation courses in physics. These questions include: Does taking the introductory course sequence “out of order” have an impact on student learning in physics? What topics should be taught? When should these topics be taught? What topics could be left out? The list of questions is essentially endless. This paper will address some of these questions in part, through a brief discussion on student learning in a second-semester algebra-based physics course. Connections will also be made to the broader curricular ladder in STEM. To this end, an illustration that makes connections to an engineering statics course will be presented. This discussion will conclude by presenting some broader implications for the larger STEM communities.


2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 36
Author(s):  
Kartika Eka Kusuma Wardani ◽  
Tomo Djudin ◽  
Syukran Mursyid

The aim of this research was to determine the effectiveness of the implementation of the Cooperative Problem Solving model in enhancing the problem solving skills of students of SMPN 3 Sungai Raya in the pressure of solids. The research forms used was quasy experimental design with pretest-posttest control group design. The sample was students VIII G as an experimental class and VIII E was the control class which drawn by using intact group. The instrument used 5 essay questions. The result showed that there was no difference in the student problem solving skills of the control class and experimental classes before being given the implementation of Cooperative Problem Solving model and conventional learning (. There was difference in the student problem solving skills of the control class and experimental classes after being given the implementation of Cooperative Problem Solving model and conventional learning (. Implementation of Cooperative Problem Solving model effective to improve the student problem solving skills with effect size 1,89 (high category).Keywords: Cooperative Problem Solving, Problem Solving, Pressure


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