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Tags >> Peer Instruction
Jan 30
2012

Peer instruction fostering learning for understanding.


Posted by Dave Moursund in Peer Instruction

We want students to understand what they are learning—not just memorize, regurgitate, and forget. The following article describes a successful approach in physics education.

Simon, Beth and Cutts, Quintin (February 2012). Peer Instruction: A Teaching Method to Foster Deep Understanding. Communications of the ACM. Retrieved 1/30 2012 from http://cacm.acm.org/magazines/2012/2/145404-peer-instruction/fulltext.

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