Indicates a research-demonstrated benefit

Tutorials

Overview

Guided-inquiry worksheets that students work through in small groups, typically in a recitation section.  Instructors circulate through the room and engage with students in Socratic dialog, leading students to discover the answers to their own questions.  There are many types of tutorials in different subjects (see similar methods).

	Type of Method	Curriculum supplement, Tutorials
	Level	Designed for: Any
	Setting	Designed for: Recitation/Discussion Session Can be adapted for: Lecture - Small (<30 students), Studio
	Coverage	Many topics with less depth
	Topics	Mechanics, Electricity / Magnetism, Waves / Optics, Thermal / Statistical, Modern / Quantum, Astronomy
	Instructor Effort	Medium
	Resource Needs	Teaching Assistants / Learning Assistants, Tables arranged for group work
	Skills	Designed for: Conceptual understanding of physics content Can be adapted for: Problem-solving skills, Connecting conceptual and mathematical understanding, Understanding how physics relates to the real world, Think like a scientist, Reflecting on one's own learning, Self-confidence around physics, Enjoyment of physics, Laboratory skills, Representing knowledge in multiple ways, Designing experiments
	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 Studied using: conceptual pre/post exams, student interviews, classroom observations, 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, OST Tutorials, Thinking Problems, Workbook for Introductory Physics, LA Program, CAE TPS, Lecture-Tutorials, Astro Ranking Tasks, MBL, New Model Course, CPU, SCL, TEFA, CU Modern, CU E&M, CU QM, QuILTs, IQP, Thermal Tutorials, Mechanics Tutorials, Paradigms, Tools for Scientific Thinking, Clickers
	Similar Methods	UW Tutorials, ABP Tutorials, OST Tutorials, Lecture-Tutorials, QuILTs, Thermal Tutorials, Mechanics Tutorials
	Resources	To find out more about specific sets of tutorials, follow the links under Similar Methods above. For more information about tutorials in general, see the University of Maryland page on facilitating tutorials.