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3 papers
physics.ed-ph2019
Relative impacts of different grade-scales on student success in introductory physics
David J. Webb, Cassandra A. Paul, Mary K. Chessey
In deciding on a student's grade in a class, an instructor generally needs to combine many individual grading judgments into one overall judgment. Two relatively common numerical s…
physics.ed-ph2012
A class where qualitative discussions, coming weeks before computationally complicated practice, helps students' problem solving abilities
D. J. Webb
Psychologists have long known that an expert in a field not only knows significantly more individual facts/skills than a novice but also has these facts/skills organized into a men…
physics.ed-ph2012★ 1 cited
Improving student's problem-solving ability as well as conceptual understanding without sacrificing the physics content of a class
D. J. Webb
Four sections of introductory physics for physical scientists and engineers (about 180 students each) are compared. One section, treatment group, was organized so that students wor…