HackerConfessions of a Converted Lecturer: Eric Mazur
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Further reading 2
What becomes visible when you change representation? →An average, a spectrum and a geometric diagram each foreground a different structure. Before asking which view is intuitive, ask which comparison you need it to support.This video helps answer · Can you reconstruct the area formula?How can you tell a correct answer from understanding? →Ask two people to explain their reasoning, then change the presentation and ask them to reconstruct the answer. Peer instruction and geometric intuition offer different ways to expose gaps.This video helps answer · What does explaining an answer to a peer reveal?
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Students may solve equations without understanding the concepts. Mazur uses individual answers, peer discussion and a second vote to make that gap visible.
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good problem solving does not necessarily mean understandingevery few minutes I can assess how on board the students arebuild mental models that you can use in other contextsthe worst thing you can do is change your approach to teaching but not change your assessmentyour neighbor and start discussing itit's about how to use information