Introductory physics students taught with Just-in-Time Teaching showed larger overall Force Concept Inventory gains (37.6%±2.0%) than students in traditional lecture courses (17.9%±2.5%)¶

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Subclaims¶

q2 i? Across five semesters, overall FCI gains were 37.6%±2.0% in Just-in-Time Teaching courses versus 17.9%±2.5% in traditional lecture courses. → S. P. Formica 2010

Evidence¶

S. P. Formica 2010¶

S. P. Formica, J. L. Easley, and M. C. Spraker. (2010). Transforming common-sense beliefs into Newtonian thinking through Just-In-Time Teaching. Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 6(2), 020106. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.6.020106

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Quasi-experimental comparison of 222 students in introductory physics courses taught by traditional lecture versus Just-in-Time Teaching over five semesters at North Georgia College & State University, using the Force Concept Inventory as pretest and post-test. The study found "a 37.6%±2.0% gain" for JiTT versus 17.9%±2.5% for lecture; no standardized effect size is printed.

"Overall, the gains favor the Just-in-Time teaching method with a 37.6%±2.0% gain compared to the 17.9%±2.5% seen in traditional lecture classes."

Discussion¶

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