Overview of New Content in Mastering Physics Scott Hildreth Astronomy & Physics – Chabot College – Hayward, CA Engaging Students with New Online Homework Activities & Resources

2 Scott Hildreth - Chabot College - March 2012 Goals for Our Session Using Mastering Physics Using Mastering Physics New Content: New Content: PhET simulations PhET simulations Enhanced End-of-Chapter Questions Enhanced End-of-Chapter Questions Math Remediation Problems Math Remediation Problems Video Tutor Narrated Clips Video Tutor Narrated Clips Getting Started Getting Started Your feedback & questions are welcome throughout!

3 Scott Hildreth - Chabot College - March 2012 Using Mastering Physics Online Homework System with 24/7 availability Online Homework System with 24/7 availability Great Range of Problems, Tutorials, Quizzes Great Range of Problems, Tutorials, Quizzes Dynamic, context-specific hints & feedback Dynamic, context-specific hints & feedback Rich Diagnostics by student/class Rich Diagnostics by student/class Enormous “elasticity” for use in different ways, for different types of students. Enormous “elasticity” for use in different ways, for different types of students.

4 Scott Hildreth - Chabot College - March 2012 Ways I Use Mastering Required weekly homework assignments Required weekly homework assignments In-class collaborative group work In-class collaborative group work Lecture – doing problems together Lecture – doing problems together Exam Preparation Exam Preparation Extra Credit & Remedial Help Extra Credit & Remedial Help

5 Scott Hildreth - Chabot College - March 2012 New Content: PhET Simulations Tons of Interactive, creative problems Tons of Interactive, creative problems Suitable for labs and discussions Suitable for labs and discussions Implemented in Mastering with hints Implemented in Mastering with hints Results are tracked Results are tracked

6 Scott Hildreth - Chabot College - March 2012 PhET Simulations

7 Scott Hildreth - Chabot College - March 2012 PhET Simulations Some thoughts to share… Some thoughts to share… Try these first in class Try these first in class Give more credit to match length Give more credit to match length Edit (with simple editor) to reduce time Edit (with simple editor) to reduce time Encourage students to explore Encourage students to explore Wonderful surprises from students! Wonderful surprises from students!

8 Scott Hildreth - Chabot College - March 2012 New Content: Enhanced EOC Questions My largest student wish? My largest student wish? “The end of chapter questions don’t have hints! I don’t know how to start them!” EEOCs are a bridge between tutorials and standard chapter problems. EEOCs are a bridge between tutorials and standard chapter problems.

9 Scott Hildreth - Chabot College - March 2012 New Content: Enhanced EOC Questions Available for a few problems in each chapter (in some books) Available for a few problems in each chapter (in some books) One key hint available One key hint available Results are tracked Results are tracked

10 Scott Hildreth - Chabot College - March 2012 New Content: Enhanced EOC Questions

11 Scott Hildreth - Chabot College - March 2012 New Content: Enhanced EOC Questions

12 Scott Hildreth - Chabot College - March 2012 EEOC Results (preliminary) Standard EOC problem from Y&F 13 th ed. #4.10 without the enhancement: 95.2% correct 0.9% unfinished 3.9% requested solution 0.80 wrong answers per student Standard EOC problem from Y&F 13 th ed. #4.10 without the enhancement: 95.2% correct 0.9% unfinished 3.9% requested solution 0.80 wrong answers per student EEOC results from my class (19/22 students trying the problem) 100% correct answer 0% requested answer 0.53 wrong answers per student 0.58 hints per student (so some DID open it!) EEOC results from my class (19/22 students trying the problem) 100% correct answer 0% requested answer 0.53 wrong answers per student 0.58 hints per student (so some DID open it!) Fewer wrong answers per student, & slightly better overall success rate. Fewer wrong answers per student, & slightly better overall success rate.

13 Scott Hildreth - Chabot College - March 2012 New Content: Math Remediation Available for many problems Available for many problems Automatic link to math help Automatic link to math help Math XML interface Math XML interface Results not tracked Results not tracked

14 Scott Hildreth - Chabot College - March 2012

15 Scott Hildreth - Chabot College - March 2012 Math Remediation

16 Scott Hildreth - Chabot College - March 2012 Math Remediation

17 Scott Hildreth - Chabot College - March 2012 Video Clips! Video Tutor Demonstrations Video Tutor Demonstrations Predictive QuestionsPredictive Questions Assignable in MasteringAssignable in Mastering Video Tutor Narrated ExamplesVideo Tutor Narrated Examples Work through Textbook ex’s Work through Textbook ex’s

18 Scott Hildreth - Chabot College - March 2012 Video Tutor Demonstrations in STUDY AREA

19 Scott Hildreth - Chabot College - March 2012 Video Tutor Demonstrations Interactive Questions

20 Scott Hildreth - Chabot College - March 2012 Followup Questions with Video Tutor in Mastering Interactive Questions

21 Scott Hildreth - Chabot College - March 2012 Video Tutors for Examples Step-by-Step development with narration

22 Scott Hildreth - Chabot College - March 2012 Getting Started!

23 Scott Hildreth - Chabot College - March 2012 Familiarity breeds success… Over time, you will learn to incorporate Over time, you will learn to incorporate New Tutorial Problems with effective hints New Tutorial Problems with effective hints Which problems need additional hints Which problems need additional hints Which problems don’t work as well Which problems don’t work as well New ways to use the system for your classes and students. New ways to use the system for your classes and students. Be patient, explore, & experiment! Be patient, explore, & experiment!

24 Scott Hildreth - Chabot College - March 2012 Questions? Discussion? Check out a resource list & research Check out a resource list & research Login to my classes to look around Login to my classes to look around me with questions! me with

25 Scott Hildreth - Chabot College - March 2012 Cartoons…. Images reprinted in the online presentation and available online were borrowed with permission from "e- mail.this.book", The Cartoon Bank, Alfred A. Knopf, NY, 1996.