Cooperative Group Problem Solving in Physics
Brooks/Cole (Publisher)
Book
Paperback/Softback
250 pages
978-0-534-37756-4 (ISBN)
Description
COOPERATIVE GROUP PROBLEM SOLVING IN PHYSICS is a teaching guide designed for use in any introductory algebra- or calculus-based physics courses. Built on a solid foundation of research from cognitive psychology, education, and physics education, this book enables instructors to integrate group problem solving into their classroom. Clear and concise directions guide instructors in the manipulation of classroom setup, content, and structure of the course. The techniques, tested and refined over a decade by many professors and thousands of students, successfully lead students to a better understanding of physics. The authors offer specific preparation techniques and teaching tools, along with real, context-rich problems designed to encourage students to develop an organized, logical, problem-solving strategy. COOPERATIVE GROUP PROBLEM SOLVING can be used as the major focus of your course or as a supplement in combination with other teaching tools.
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PART I. TEACHING PHYSICS THROUGH PROBLEM SOLVING 1. Connecting Students, Physics, and Problem Solving 2. Combating Problem Solving that Neglects Physics 3. Building Physics into Problem Solving 4. A Dilemma and Its Solution PART II. USING COOPERATIVE GROUP PROBLEM SOLVING 5. Cooperative Group Problem Solving: Not Just Working in Groups 6. Group Problems and Grading 7. Structuring for CGPS 8. PART III. GROUP MANAGEMENT IN CGPS SESSIONS 9. Advance Preparation 10. Teaching a Typical CGPS Session 11. Coaching Groups 12. The First CGPS Sessions PART IV. 13. Building Context-Rich Problems from Textbook Problems 14. Judging a Problem's DifficultyMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
CA
United States
Publishing group
Cengage Learning, Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 189 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-534-37756-4 (9780534377564)
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PART I. TEACHING PHYSICS THROUGH PROBLEM SOLVING 1. Connecting Students, Physics, and Problem Solving 2. Combating Problem Solving that Neglects Physics 3. Building Physics into Problem Solving 4. A Dilemma and Its Solution PART II. USING COOPERATIVE GROUP PROBLEM SOLVING 5. Cooperative Group Problem Solving: Not Just Working in Groups 6. Group Problems and Grading 7. Structuring for CGPS 8. PART III. GROUP MANAGEMENT IN CGPS SESSIONS 9. Advance Preparation 10. Teaching a Typical CGPS Session 11. Coaching Groups 12. The First CGPS Sessions PART IV. 13. Building Context-Rich Problems from Textbook Problems 14. Judging a Problem's Difficulty