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Miller, Kelly; Callaghan, Kristina; McCarty, Logan S.; Deslauriers, Louis – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2021
We show how learning can be improved, beyond that shown in actively taught classrooms, by also transforming the homework using the principles of deliberate practice. We measure the impact of transforming the homework on student learning in a course that had already implemented an active approach to teaching in class. We compare performance on the…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Homework, Science Instruction, Physics
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Mota, Ana Rita; Körhasan, Nilüfer Didis; Miller, Kelly; Mazur, Eric – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2019
A considerable body of research shows that individuals who demonstrate a wide variety of metacognitive skills perform better on scientific problem solving. We developed a way of implementing homework in an undergraduate physics course to promote metacognitive skills. This novel homework design includes both an individual and a team phase and was…
Descriptors: Homework, Metacognition, Undergraduate Students, Physics