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Overview of New Overview of New Content in Content in Mastering Mastering

PhysicsPhysics

Scott HildrethScott Hildreth Astronomy & Physics – Chabot College – Hayward, CAAstronomy & Physics – Chabot College – Hayward, CA

Engaging Students with New Online Homework Activities & Resources

2Scott Hildreth - Chabot College - March 2012

Goals for Our SessionGoals for Our Session Using Mastering PhysicsUsing Mastering Physics

New Content:New Content: PhET simulationsPhET simulations Enhanced End-of-Chapter QuestionsEnhanced End-of-Chapter Questions Math Remediation ProblemsMath Remediation Problems Video Tutor Narrated ClipsVideo Tutor Narrated Clips

Getting StartedGetting Started

Your feedback & questions are Your feedback & questions are welcome throughout!welcome throughout!


Using Mastering PhysicsUsing Mastering Physics Online Homework System with 24/7 Online Homework System with 24/7

availabilityavailability

Great Range of Problems, Tutorials, QuizzesGreat Range of Problems, Tutorials, Quizzes

Dynamic, context-specific hints & feedbackDynamic, context-specific hints & feedback

Rich Diagnostics by student/class Rich Diagnostics by student/class

Enormous “elasticity” for use in different Enormous “elasticity” for use in different ways, for different types of students.ways, for different types of students.


Ways I Use MasteringWays I Use Mastering Required weekly Required weekly homeworkhomework assignments assignments

In-class collaborative In-class collaborative group workgroup work

LectureLecture – doing problems together – doing problems together

Exam PreparationExam Preparation

Extra CreditExtra Credit & Remedial Help & Remedial Help


New Content:New Content:PhET SimulationsPhET Simulations

Tons of Interactive, creative problemsTons of Interactive, creative problems http://phet.colorado.edu/http://phet.colorado.edu/

Suitable for labs and discussionsSuitable for labs and discussions Implemented in Mastering with hintsImplemented in Mastering with hints

Results are trackedResults are tracked


PhET SimulationsPhET Simulations


PhET SimulationsPhET Simulations

Some thoughts to share…Some thoughts to share…

Try these first in classTry these first in class Give more credit to match lengthGive more credit to match length Edit (with simple editor) to reduce timeEdit (with simple editor) to reduce time Encourage students to exploreEncourage students to explore

Wonderful surprises from students!Wonderful surprises from students!


New Content:New Content:Enhanced EOC QuestionsEnhanced EOC Questions

My largest student wish?My largest student wish?

““The end of chapter questions don’t have The end of chapter questions don’t have hints! I don’t know how to start them!”hints! I don’t know how to start them!”

EEOCs are a bridge between tutorials EEOCs are a bridge between tutorials and standard chapter problems.and standard chapter problems.



Available for a few problems in each Available for a few problems in each chapter (in some books)chapter (in some books)

One key hint availableOne key hint available

Results are trackedResults are tracked


EEOC Results EEOC Results (preliminary)(preliminary)

Standard EOC problem from Y&F 13Standard EOC problem from Y&F 13thth ed. #4.10 without the ed. #4.10 without the enhancement:enhancement:

95.2% correct95.2% correct0.9% unfinished0.9% unfinished3.9% requested solution3.9% requested solution0.80 wrong answers per student0.80 wrong answers per student

EEOC results from my class (19/22 students trying the EEOC results from my class (19/22 students trying the problem)problem)

100% correct answer100% correct answer0% requested answer0% requested answer0.53 wrong answers per student0.53 wrong answers per student0.58 hints per student (so some DID open it!)0.58 hints per student (so some DID open it!)

Fewer wrong answers per student, & slightly better overall Fewer wrong answers per student, & slightly better overall

success rate. success rate.


New Content:New Content:Math RemediationMath Remediation

Available for many problemsAvailable for many problems Automatic link to math helpAutomatic link to math help Math XML interfaceMath XML interface

Results not trackedResults not tracked


Math RemediationMath Remediation


Video Clips!Video Clips!

• Video Tutor DemonstrationsVideo Tutor Demonstrations

•Predictive QuestionsPredictive Questions

•Assignable in MasteringAssignable in Mastering

•Video Tutor Narrated ExamplesVideo Tutor Narrated Examples

• Work through Textbook Work through Textbook ex’sex’s


Video Tutor Video Tutor Demonstrations in STUDY Demonstrations in STUDY

AREAAREA


Video Tutor Video Tutor DemonstrationsDemonstrations

Interactive Interactive QuestionsQuestions


Followup Questions with Followup Questions with Video Tutor in Mastering Video Tutor in Mastering

Interactive Interactive QuestionsQuestions


Video Tutors for Video Tutors for ExamplesExamples

Step-by-Step Step-by-Step development development with narrationwith narration


Getting Started!Getting Started!


Familiarity breeds Familiarity breeds success…success…

Over time, you will learn to Over time, you will learn to incorporateincorporate New Tutorial Problems with effective hintsNew Tutorial Problems with effective hints Which problems need additional hintsWhich problems need additional hints Which problems don’t work as well Which problems don’t work as well New ways to use the system for your New ways to use the system for your

classes and students.classes and students.

Be Be patientpatient, explore, & experiment!, explore, & experiment!


Questions? Discussion?Questions? Discussion?

Check out a resource list & Check out a resource list & researchresearch

http://www.chabotcollege.edu/faculty/shildreth/masteringhttp://www.chabotcollege.edu/faculty/shildreth/mastering

Login to my classes to look aroundLogin to my classes to look around

Email me with questions!Email me with [email protected]@chabotcollege.edu


Cartoons….Cartoons….

Images reprinted in the online presentation and Images reprinted in the online presentation and available online were borrowed with permission available online were borrowed with permission from "e-mail.this.book", The Cartoon Bank, from "e-mail.this.book", The Cartoon Bank, Alfred A. Knopf, NY, 1996.Alfred A. Knopf, NY, 1996.

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