Edgar de Guzman Corpuz
The University of Texas-Pan American
Department of Physics & Geology
Thursday, November 18, 2010
4:00 p.m.
Cardwell 102
Enhancing the Interactivity of Lectures Using a Web-Based Classroom Interaction System*
A web-based classroom interaction
system using personal digital assistants (PDAs) as classroom interaction devices
is being implemented in introductory physics and physical science classes to
enhance the interactivity of lectures.
In this talk, I will describe our implementation and
discuss the perceptions and attitudes of students regarding the use of this
web-based system using PDAs as interaction tools.
I will likewise present data on the effect of this
interactive teaching approach on students’ learning as evidenced by standardized
examination like the Force Concept Inventory1,
and students’ motivation to learn as measured by the Science Motivation
Questionnaire 2.
*This work is supported in part by the National Science Foundation under grant DUE-0737375
1 Hestenes, D, M.Wells, and G.Swackhamer, Force Concept Inventory, The Physics Teacher, Vol. 30, March 1992, 141-158.
2
Glynn,
Shawn. M. and Koballa, Thomas. R., Jr. (2006). Motivation to learn college
science. In Joel J. Mintzes and