On Newton's Third Law questions specifically, Just-in-Time Teaching students gained 50.8%±4.1% while traditional lecture students gained only 6.6%±5.2%¶
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q2 i? Restricting the FCI analysis to Newton's Third Law questions, JiTT gains were 50.8%±4.1% versus 6.6%±5.2% in traditional lecture courses. → S. P. Formica 2010
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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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Sub-analysis of the same 222-student, five-semester FCI pretest/post-test comparison, restricted to the Newton's Third Law questions. The traditional lecture classes "only saw a gain of 6.6%±5.2%" against 50.8%±4.1% for JiTT; no standardized effect size is printed.
"When analyzing only those gains pertaining to the Newton's Third Law questions, the results again favor the Just-in-Time teaching method with a gain of 50.8%±4.1% while the traditional lecture classes only saw a gain of 6.6%±5.2%."
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Related Claims¶
- The authors conclude that students in Just-in-Time Teaching courses better understand Newton's Third Law after instruction than students in traditional lecture courses — a broader claim this one bears on
- 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%) — related
- Actively engaging learning environments show higher learning gains than one-way lecture environments, according to a National Academies consensus study cited in one article — a broader claim this one bears on
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On Newton's Third Law questions specifically, Just-in-Time Teaching students gained 50.8%±4.1% while traditional lecture students gained only 6.6%±5.2% |
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On Newton's Third Law questions specifically, Just-in-Time Teaching students gained 50.8%±4.1% while traditional lecture students gained only 6.6%±5.2% |
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