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The Effects Of The Peer Instruction Technique Think-Pair-Share On Students' Performance In Chemistry, Kathleen Sipos Trent
The Effects Of The Peer Instruction Technique Think-Pair-Share On Students' Performance In Chemistry, Kathleen Sipos Trent
LSU Master's Theses
Think-Pair-Share is an active learning strategy which involves pairs of students discussing answers to questions or problems. The purpose of this study was to determine if the peer instruction technique Think-Pair-Share improved students’ performance in high-school chemistry. The teacher used one class of students as a control group. This group did not use Think-Pair-Share for the chapter investigated, “Chemical Reactions”. The teacher used two other classes of students, who did use Think-Pair-Share for this chapter, as the experimental group. There was no difference in the learning gains between the control and experimental groups. Think-Pair-Share and normal classroom instruction methods were …
Exploring Student Perseverance In Problem Solving, Angelique Renee (Treadway) Duncker
Exploring Student Perseverance In Problem Solving, Angelique Renee (Treadway) Duncker
LSU Master's Theses
ABSTRACT Many high school Geometry students lack the perseverance required to complete complex and time-consuming problems. This project tests the hypothesis that if students were provided with a means of organizing their problem solving work they will be less apt to quit when faced with complex and time-consuming mathematical problems. This study involved students enrolled in 10th grade Geometry and 10th grade Honors Geometry in two similar high schools. After trying unsuccessfully to implement methods adapted from an engineering workshop, I designed a graphic organizer that was simple to use and acceptable to the students. Ultimately, I did not detect …
The Effects Of Self-Examination To Peers On Student Learning In Physical Science, Leah Ellis Thompson
The Effects Of Self-Examination To Peers On Student Learning In Physical Science, Leah Ellis Thompson
LSU Master's Theses
This study was undertaken to test if the use of self-explanation to a peer would affect learning outcomes in the classroom. The outcomes of classes taught using the self-explanation technique were compared to outcomes from traditional lecture courses in lessons of comparable content. Great Scholars and traditional students in a sixth grade physical science classroom setting were given pre-and post-tests in two units of study, matter and waves. In the matter unit, students participated in a lesson on density using traditional lecture and a lesson on changes in matter using self-explanation. In the waves unit, students utilized lecture instruction for …