Speaker
Prof.
Marilù Chiofalo
(Department of Physics “Enrico Fermi”, Largo Bruno Pontecorvo 3, I-56126 Pisa, Italy)
Description
Many students in introductory physics courses struggle to form a conceptual understanding of physics, with additional challenges in short courses with no calculus. Tutorials by the University of Washington PEG are well-established tools to improve understanding and physics reasoning. To face these additional challenges, we introduced tutorials containing context-rich problems to a first-year class in a non-physics STEM degree at the University of Pisa taught with an inquiry-based learning approach. Notably, the course's syllabus contains elements of quantum physics. The results show a general improvement in engagement and comprehension of certain core topics, even if some difficulties remain.
| Education level | Age over 18 (excluding teacher education) |
|---|---|
| Physics topic | Other |
| Research focus | Innovative instructional strategies and pathways |
| Research method | Mixed method (qualitative & quantitative) |
Author
Co-authors
Prof.
Marilù Chiofalo
(Department of Physics “Enrico Fermi”, Largo Bruno Pontecorvo 3, I-56126 Pisa, Italy)
Paula Heron
Dr
Sebastiano Bresolin
(Department of Physics “Enrico Fermi”, Largo Bruno Pontecorvo 3, I-56126 Pisa, Italy)
