2: Does Peer Instruction Actually Work?
Diary of a Teacher
Harvard physics Professor Eric Mazur developed Peer Instruction in the early 90s, after noticing that many of his students weren't deeply understanding concepts despite performing well on traditional exams. He wanted to explore the nuts and bolts of that discrepancy. In this episode, I talk about my dealings with Peer Instruction to date, what the research says, and some potential pitfalls. Literature etc. I consulted for this episode includes: Mazur, E. (1997). Peer instruction: A user’s manual. Prentice Hall. Crouch, C. H., & Mazur, E. (2001). Peer instruction: Ten years of...
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1: School to Uni Transition, and How to Make it Smooth
Diary of a Teacher
Curious about what happens to your students when they leave the classroom and start uni life? This episode covers some of the factors that impact on smoothness of school to university transition. If you have a topic you would like covered, write to me: . Visit the website: https://www.spongeeducation.com.
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20: Listener Questions Answered & Season 5 Sneak Peak
Diary of a Teacher
In the last episode of season 4, I answer three listener questions and discuss the plan for season 5 of the podcast.
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19: How to Write Tailored Report Comments in Less Time
Diary of a Teacher
I've got a system for writing report comments, but it takes forever and isn't particularly efficient.
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18: Why Do Teachers Move Schools?
Diary of a Teacher
Next year, I'll be moving to a new school. The process is bittersweet - whilst there is excitement at the prospect of learning new things, it has been hard to say goodbye to colleagues and students.
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17: Tips to Reduce Your Marking Workload
Diary of a Teacher
In this episode I talk about two things I do to reduce my marking workload.
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16: Don't Get in Their Way
Diary of a Teacher
In this episode I talk about the importance of letting students chart their own course, with guidance of course.
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15: Picnics in Parks with People
Diary of a Teacher
School holidays are here.
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14: A Successful Student Conference on Zoom
Diary of a Teacher
In this episode, I talk about some Zoom wins. Top of mind is the Zoom conference we held for Year 12 Science Extension students last week, where they presented their work to Year 11 students. Breakout rooms and shared screens were the next best thing to the in-person poster session we usually run.
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13: I Hope This Email Finds You Sane
Diary of a Teacher
"I hope this email finds you... sane."
info_outlineHarvard physics Professor Eric Mazur developed Peer Instruction in the early 90s, after noticing that many of his students weren't deeply understanding concepts despite performing well on traditional exams. He wanted to explore the nuts and bolts of that discrepancy.
In this episode, I talk about my dealings with Peer Instruction to date, what the research says, and some potential pitfalls.
Literature etc. I consulted for this episode includes:
Mazur, E. (1997). Peer instruction: A user’s manual. Prentice Hall.
Crouch, C. H., & Mazur, E. (2001). Peer instruction: Ten years of experience and results. American Journal of Physics, 69(9), 970–977. https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1374249
Fagen, A. P., Crouch, C. H., & Mazur, E. (2002). The effects of Peer Instruction on student learning gains: Evidence from a range of classrooms. The Physics Teacher, 40(4), 206–209. https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1474140
Lasry, N., Mazur, E., & Watkins, J. (2008). Peer instruction: From Harvard to the two-year college. American Journal of Physics, 76(11), 1066–1069. https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2978182
Smith, M. K., Wood, W. B., Adams, W. K., Wieman, C., Knight, J. K., Guild, N., & Su, T. T. (2009). Why peer discussion improves student performance on in-class concept questions. Science, 323(5910), 122–124. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1165919
Crouch, C. H., Watkins, J., Fagen, A. P., & Mazur, E. (2007). Peer instruction: Engaging students one-on-one, all at once. Research-Based Reform of University Physics, 1(1), 40–95. https://per.colorado.edu/articles/Crouch-2007-PRSTPER.pdf
Freeman, S., Eddy, S. L., McDonough, M., Smith, M. K., Okoroafor, N., Jordt, H., & Wenderoth, M. P. (2014). Active learning increases student performance in science, engineering, and mathematics. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 111(23), 8410–8415. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1319030111
Zhang, P., Ding, L., & Mazur, E. (2017). Peer instruction in introductory physics: A method to bring about positive changes in students’ attitudes and beliefs. Physical Review Physics Education Research, 13(1), 010104. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.13.010104
If you have a topic you would like covered, write to me: [email protected].
Visit the website: https://www.spongeeducation.com.