Learning and retention of quantum concepts with different teaching methods

We measured mastery and retention of conceptual understanding of quantum mechanics in a modern physics course. This was studied for two equivalent cohorts of students taught with different pedagogical approaches using the Quantum Mechanics Conceptual Survey. We measured the impact of pedagogical app...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Louis Deslauriers, Carl Wieman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2011-01-01
Series:Physical Review Special Topics. Physics Education Research
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.7.010101