Indicates a research-demonstrated benefit

Tutorials

Overview

Guided-inquiry worksheets for use in small groups, typically in a recitation section. Instructors engage students in Socratic dialogue.

	Type of Method	Curriculum supplement, Tutorials
	Level	Designed for: Intro College Calculus-based, Intro College Algebra-based, Intro College Conceptual, Intermediate, Upper-level Undergraduate, Any Can be adapted for: High School
	Setting	Designed for: Recitation/Discussion Session Can be adapted for: Lecture - Small (<30 students), Studio
	Coverage	Many topics with less depth
	Topics	Mechanics, Electricity / Magnetism, Waves / Optics, Thermal / Statistical, Modern / Quantum, Astronomy, Other Science
	Instructor Effort	Medium
	Resource Needs	TAs / LAs, Tables for group work
	Skills	Designed for: Conceptual understanding Can be adapted for: Problem-solving skills, Lab skills, Making real-world connections, Using multiple representations, Designing experiments, Metacognition
	Research Validation	Based on research into: theories of how students learn, student ideas about specific topics Demonstrated to improve: conceptual understanding Studied using: student interviews, classroom observations, research at multiple institutions, research by multiple groups
	Compatible Methods	Peer Instruction, PhET, UW Tutorials, JiTT, Ranking Tasks, ILDs, CGPS, Physlets, Context-Rich Problems, RealTime Physics, TIPERs, ABP Tutorials, SCALE-UP, OSP, SDI Labs, OST Tutorials, Thinking Problems, Workbook for Introductory Physics, LA Program, CAE TPS, Lecture-Tutorials, Astro Ranking Tasks, MBL, New Model Course, CPU, SCL, TEFA, CU Modern, CU E&M, CU QM, QuILTs, IQP, Thermal Tutorials, Mechanics Tutorials, Paradigms, Tools for Scientific Thinking, Clickers
	Similar Methods	UW Tutorials, ABP Tutorials, OST Tutorials, Lecture-Tutorials, QuILTs, Thermal Tutorials, Mechanics Tutorials
	Resources	To find out more about specific sets of tutorials, follow the links under Similar Methods above. For more information about tutorials in general, see the University of Maryland page on facilitating tutorials.