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Open Source Tutorials

Overview

Guided-inquiry worksheets for use in small groups in introductory physics courses. These tutorials emphasize refining students' productive intuitions and developing metacognitive thinking. Tutorials come with resources to help instructors modify them effectively and train teaching assistants: comments from developers, advice from experienced instructors, annotated video clips of students using the materials, homework and solutions, complete instructors' guides, pretests, and exam questions.

	Type of Method	Curriculum supplement
	Level	Designed for: Intro College Algebra-based, TA/faculty professional development Can be adapted for: High School, Intro College Calculus-based, Intro College Conceptual, LA development
	Setting	Designed for: Recitation/Discussion Session, Homework Can be adapted for: Lab, Lecture - Large (30+ students), Lecture - Small (<30 students), Studio
	Coverage	Many topics with less depth
	Topics	Mechanics, Electricity / Magnetism, Waves / Optics, Pedagogy
	Instructor Effort	Medium
	Resource Needs	Teaching Assistants / Learning Assistants
	Skills	Designed for: Conceptual understanding of physics content, Understanding how physics relates to the real world, Reflecting on one's own learning, Reconcile intuitions and everyday experiences with formal physics knowledge Can be adapted for: Coherent framework for physics, Think like a scientist
	Research Validation	Based on research into: how students learn, student ideas about specific topics Demonstrated to improve: scores on multiple choice conceptual tests, scores on written conceptual tests, beliefs about physics Studied using: conceptual pre/post exams, beliefs pre/post exams, video of students, research conducted at multiple institutions, research conducted by someone other than developers
	Compatible Methods	Peer Instruction, PhET, UW Tutorials, JiTT, Ranking Tasks, ILDs, CGPS, Physlets, Context-Rich Problems, RealTime Physics, TIPERs, ABP Tutorials, SCALE-UP, OSP, SDI Labs, Thinking Problems, Workbook for Introductory Physics, LA Program, CAE TPS, MBL, CPU, SCL, TEFA, Tools for Scientific Thinking, Tutorials, Clickers
	Similar Methods	UW Tutorials, ABP Tutorials, Lecture-Tutorials, QuILTs, Thermal Tutorials, Mechanics Tutorials, Tutorials
	Developer(s)	Rachel E. Scherr and Andrew Elby
	Website	http://www.spu.edu/depts/physics/tcp/tadevelopment.asp