Solicit open-format curiosity questions after interactive simulations and use responses as a springboard for instruction¶

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Description¶

Students explore free interactive simulations before or during class, then submit open-format responses via real-time formative assessment to prompts such as "What are you curious about after running the simulation?" The article states "The student responses provide a rich springboard from which to int roduce content and/or address misconceptions." Documenting questions facilitates motivation to understand and metacognition, and students can keep manipulating the simulation while constructing responses.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Real-time collection technology (e.g., InkSurvey on pen-enabled tablets) so the instructor can receive input and respond quickly; simulations integrated with the assessment tool

Constraints¶

• The authors note further explorations in contexts beyond computer simulations are warranted; question quality was not assessed

Target Learners¶

• undergraduate science and engineering students

Target Learning Goals¶

• curiosity, metacognition, question-asking practice, addressing misconceptions

Affordances¶

• Six Category Curiosity Question Taxonomy

Related Strategies¶

• Simulations + Structured Activity

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• F.V. Kowalski and S.E. Kowalski. (2013). Enhancing Curiosity Using Interactive Simulations Combined with Real-Time Formative Assessment Facilitated by Open-Format Questions on Tablet Computers. https://arxiv.org/abs/1308.1110