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Effectiveness of group interaction on conceptual standardized test performance
We analyze the effectiveness of working in pairs on the Conceptual Survey of
Electricity and Magnetism test in a calculus-based introductory physics course.
The group performance shows large normalized gain and evidence for
co-construction. We discuss the effect of pairing students with different
individual achievements.Comment: 4 pages, submitted to proceedings of PER conference, 2002, Bois
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