Class management for py121

General Physics II (PY 121) Classroom Management for Spring 2006

Presented by:

Mike Mikhaiel

For

Educational Technology Committee

February 14, 2006

Paterson Room

Problem

Last semester, I had a problem with the difference in each student’s background during the General Physics I course. Students either have a very good background in the subject or a weak one.

Solution (Student-Centered Activities)

• Actively engage students in their learning

• Design an environment to support learning

• Develop/Modify instructional activities

• Assess impact on learning

Cooperative Learning Benefits

• Active/Interactive Learning

• Individuals get stuck and give up while individuals in groups share resources

• More and better questions are asked

• Students learn more when they teach each other

Cooperative Learning “Secrets”

• Individual accountability. Each member is responsible for doing their own fair share of the work and for mastering all the material.

• Positive interdependence. Team members have to rely upon one another.

• Face to face interaction. Some or all of the group effort must be spent with members working together.

• Appropriate use of interpersonal skills. Members must receive instruction and then practice leadership, decision making,communication, and conflict management.

• Regular self-assessment of group functioning. Groups need to evaluate how well their team is functioning, where they could improve, and what they should do differently in the future.

Group “Engineering”

• Top students often motivated by grades

Give teamsmanship bonus if exam average >80

• Bottom students try to avoid work Groups can “fire” lazy members

Physics 121 Students

Forming groups starting with my students’ spreadsheet ...

Akilli, OnurAlmurqaten, Murad

Awad, MoradAyyildiz, MehmetHenriquez, Lovita

Daud, ShadyDowlatyari, RohamGomez, Garibaldy

Hollingsworth, TracyKhonako, Narina

Malik, MuhammadMejia, Jose

Mendoza, YsaacNicolini, Rosa

Ijbara, BasemaRudra, Liton

Hwang, DaEunWilton, Pena

Vakman, MikeVargas, Karl

Forming GroupsRank and divide into thirds

Dowlatyari, RohamHollingsworth, Tracy

Khonako, NarinaMejia, Jose

Nicolini, RosaMendoza, YsaacIjbara, Basema


Awad, MoradAyyildiz, Mehmet

Rudra, LitonHwang, DaEunVakman, MikeDaud, Shady

Gomez, GaribaldyMalik, Muhammad

Vargas, KarlHenriquez, Lovita

Wilton, Pena

Top 1/3

Middle 1/3

Bottom 1/3

Forming Groups Distribute the very top people, one to each

Group.Dowlatyari, Roham

Hollingsworth, TracyKhonako, Narina

Mejia, JoseNicolini, Rosa

Mendoza, YsaacIjbara, Basema






Wilton, Pena

Top 1/3

Middle 1/3

Bottom 1/3

Group 1

Group 2

Forming Groups There will be six groups. Each group consists

of three or four students.Dowlatyari, Roham G 1

G 1G 1

Hollingsworth, Tracy G 2G 2G 2G 3G 3G 3G 4G 4G 4G 5G 5G 5G 5G 6G 6G 6G 6









Wilton, Pena

Top 1/3

Middle 1/3

Bottom 1/3

Forming GroupsFill in G1 and G2 groups

Dowlatyari, Roham G 1Akilli, Onur G 1

Daud, Shady G 1

Hollingsworth, Tracy G 2

Almurqaten, Murad G 2

Gomez, Garibaldy G 2

G 3

G 3

G 3

G 4

G 4G 4

G 5

G 5

G 5

G 5

G 6

G 6

G 6

G 6








Paulino, JuanVargas, Karl

Henriquez, Lovita

Top 1/3

Middle 1/3

Bottom 1/3

Forming GroupsFill in other groups the same way.


Daud, Shady G 1

Hollingsworth, Tracy G 2Almurqaten, Murad G 2


Khonako, Narina G 3

Awad, Morad G 3

Malik, Muhammad G 3

Mejia, Jose G 4

Ayyildiz, Mehmet G 4Paulino, Juan G 4

G 5

G 5

G 5

G 5

G 6

G 6

G 6

G 6









Henriquez, Lovita

Top 1/3

Middle 1/3

Bottom 1/3

Forming GroupsFinish with the groups.


Daud, Shady G 1

Khonako, Narina G 2Awad, Morad G 2


Nicolini, Rosa G 3

Rudra, Liton G 3

Malik, Muhammad G 3

Hollingsworth, Tracy G 4

Almurqaten, Murad G 4Paulino, Juan G 4

Mejia, Jose G 5

Ayyildiz, Mehmet G 5

Vakman, Mike G 5

Vargas, Karl G 5

Hwang, DaEun G 6Henriquez, Lovita G 6Mendoza, Ysaac G 6

Ijbara, Basema G 6









Henriquez, Lovita

Top 1/3

Middle 1/3

Bottom 1/3

Expected Attitudes

• “I can deal with the lecture class, it’s just that I enjoy more...getting more into the interactive projects. Its more hands on. If you don’t understand something, you just ask the guy next to you. Nobody yells at you for talking.”

• “...you have a professor right in the middle and...a couple of guys spread out and you can flag them down...In the lecture, you are sitting... 5 rows back. You really don’t have anyone but the two people next to you and they don’t know. You really don’t have anyone with some knowledge to help you out.”

The ResultI would like to see my students saying this:

“I would like to have another quiz so I can show the instructor how good I am in physics.”

To be continued: Assessment is the next topic.

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