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Grote, Michael G. – Physics Teacher, 1992
Describes the distributed practice technique to review course material. Results of a study to compare distributed practice to massed practice indicated that students using the distributed practice technique scored significantly higher when tested two months after practice was completed. (MDH)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Homework, Instructional Effectiveness, Long Term Memory
Franklin, Bill – AAPT Press (BK), 2004
This American Association of Physics Teachers/Physics Teaching Resource Agents (APPT/PTRA) spiral-bound manual features labs and demos physics teachers can use to give students hands-on opportunities to learn about impulse and momentum. "Make-and-take activities" include AAPT Apparatus Contest winners "An Air Impulse Rocket," "A Fan Driven…
Descriptors: Physics, Computer Uses in Education, Science Instruction, Science Teachers