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E-learning, peer instruction and
the flipped calculus classroom
Lars Filipsson KTH-SOTL 2015-03-12
Background
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Calculus for engineering students at KTH
Large and heterogeneous student groups
Serious pre-calculus difficulties
Problems with put-through and retention
The pedagogical idea
Flipped classroom strategy involving
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Preparation for class using videos
Peer instruction instead of lecturing
Student active seminars and tutorials
Pedagogical research supporting the idea
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Formative assessment
Feed-back to students and teacher
Student activity, time on task
Embedded study skills
Students monitor their own learning
Offers several ways to learn the material
And others
Great improvement?
Indications of better student performance,
but nothing sensational
Anecdotical evidence from 2nd and 3rd year,
difference in student culture
Inherent problems in our education are
made visible
The problems we are facing are structural,
and demand structural solutions
Links
http://news.sciencemag.org/education/2014/05/
lectures-arent-just-boring-theyre-ineffectivetoo-study-finds
http://visible-learning.org/hattie-rankinginfluences-effect-sizes-learningachievement/
http://www.scalablelearning.com/#/courses/949/course_editor
Peer instruction questions
Peer instruction questions
Peer instruction questions
Peer instruction questions