Rationale

Knowledge To improve knowledge and understanding. The idea was to try to reinforce a student’s understanding of the material with out without the student just blindly learning how to apply the physics of the problem.

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In both classes there was an improved pass rate at the 1^st attempt examination. An interesting side effect of the approach used for PH 352 was the fact that the quantum phsyics physics marks improved which was attributed to the fact that the students felt more comfortable with the electromagnetism material so that they could concentrate on the quantum physics element at exam time. Can supply relevant data if needs be. Also saw (More data is available on request) We also saw a difference in group performance for PH 352 approach, depending in how active the tutors were. Again we can supply the appropriate date if needs be(Again, more data is available).

Lessons Learnt

Need There is a need to ensure that tutors are willing to drive the tutorial in the a way that encourages students to , and as such the Department needs to better train the tutors at the start of the class.

Challenges

Student Getting student buy-in was a challenge, as the approach was slightly different from their previous experience. For PH 358 the approach used there caused an almost 50/50 split in the class over whether the students agreed with the approach or not. The lecturer had to deal with a significant amount of “noise” too.

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