Indicates a research-demonstrated benefit
Overview
Exercises that require students to engage in a comparison reasoning process: students rank variations of a physical situation on the basis of a specified physical quantity and explain their reasoning. Ranking Tasks frequently elicit students' natural ideas about the behavior of physical systems rather than a memorized response, providing instructors with a way to gain important insights into students' thinking.
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Type of Method | Curriculum supplement |
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Designed for:
Intro College Calculus-based , Intro College Algebra-based
Can be adapted for: Teacher Preparation, Teacher Professional Development, High School, Intro College Conceptual |
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Setting |
Designed for:
Lecture - Small (<30 students), Lecture - Large (30+ students)
Can be adapted for: Recitation/Discussion Session, Homework, Studio |
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Coverage | Many topics with less depth |
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Topics | Mechanics, Electricity / Magnetism, Waves / Optics, Thermal / Statistical, Astronomy |
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Instructor Effort | Low |
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Resource Needs | Cost for students |
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Skills |
Designed for:
Conceptual understanding of physics content
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Research Validation |
Based on research into:
how students learn,
student ideas about specific topics Demonstrated to improve: scores on multiple choice conceptual tests Studied using: conceptual pre/post exams |
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Compatible Methods | Peer Instruction, PhET, UW Tutorials, JiTT, ILDs, CGPS, Physlets, Context-Rich Problems, RealTime Physics, TIPERs, ABP Tutorials, SCALE-UP, OSP, SDI Labs, OST Tutorials, Thinking Problems, Workbook for Introductory Physics, LA Program, CAE TPS, MBL, CPU, SCL, TEFA, Tools for Scientific Thinking, M&I, Tutorials, Clickers |
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Similar Methods | TIPERs, Thinking Problems, Astro Ranking Tasks |
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Developer(s) | Thomas O'Kuma, David P. Maloney, Curtis Hieggelke |
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Website | http://www.compadre.org/psrc/items/detail.cfm?ID=3686 |
