The authors of one physics-course study attribute its technology-supported gains to the student-centred, active-engagement pedagogy the technology was used within¶

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Currency · newest study 2007 · checked against its sources 2026-10-20 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person
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q2 i? The authors argue the learning gains arose because technology supported a student-centered, active engagement curriculum, and would not expect the same gains in a lecture-based course switching to high-tech traditional labs. → Brewe 2007

Evidence¶

Brewe 2007¶

Brewe, E., Sawtelle, V., and Pamela, P. (2007). Impacts of real-time data collection on introductory algebra-based physics. https://doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.0709.2738

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Authors' interpretation in the discussion, not a tested result: they state the increases exist because the student-centered pedagogy pre-dated the technology, and that technology provided evidence reinforcing student-built models. No experiment tested the lecture-based contrast.

"It would not be expected that a standard lecture-based mechanics course that switches from low-tech, traditional labs to high-tech traditional labs would have the same increase in learning gains."

Discussion¶

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