A Quantitative Analysis on Interactive Method Makes Teaching More Scientific

Abstract

Some researches showed that, comparing the teaching experience and style of teacher, interactive teaching method, which could help teachers to collect and analyze feedback data regarding students’ misconceptions or difficulties, was the key factor of improving the student learning outcomes. Interactive-engagement method makes teaching activities more scientific. In the study, we developed an interactive teaching approach with quantitative analysis for an introductory physics course. The system consists of four instructional components that improve student learning by including warm-up assignments and online homework. Student and instructor activities involve activities both in the classroom and on a designated web site. An experimental study with control groups evaluated the effectiveness of this teaching method. The results indicated that the method is an effective way to improve students’ understanding of physics concepts, develop students’ problem- solving abilities, and identify students’ misconceptions.