Technology-Enhanced Homework Assignments to Facilitate Conceptual Understanding in Physics
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We compared the effect of an innovative homework assignment with that of traditional homework assignments on students’ conceptual understanding of electromagnetic induction. Students in the experimental group were asked to interact with computer simulations, to present qualitative reasoning explaining the phenomena displayed on the simulations, and were supported with immediate feedback in the form of suggested reasoning. Students who did the traditional homework had access to peer and instructor support. The result indicates that the two modes of learning are equally effective. This outcome suggested that technology enhanced homework assignments can be a valuable educational option when peer or instructor support is not available. We also found that more students in the control group possessed factual knowledge without conceptual understanding of the underlying mechanism. This result suggested that solving traditional physics problems should not be made the only way to learning physics.
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