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.
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Type of Method | Curriculum supplement, Tutorials |
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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 |
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Setting |
Designed for:
Recitation/Discussion Session
Can be adapted for: Lecture - Small (<30 students), Studio |
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Coverage | Many topics with less depth |
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Topics | Mechanics, Electricity / Magnetism, Waves / Optics, Thermal / Statistical, Modern / Quantum, Astronomy, Other Science |
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Instructor Effort | Medium |
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Resource Needs | TAs / LAs, Tables for group work |
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Skills |
Designed for:
Conceptual understanding
Can be adapted for: Problem-solving skills, Lab skills, Making real-world connections, Using multiple representations, Designing experiments, Metacognition |
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Research Validation |
Based on research into:
theories of how students learn![]() ![]() Demonstrated to improve: conceptual understanding ![]() Studied using: student interviews ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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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 |
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Similar Methods | UW Tutorials, ABP Tutorials, OST Tutorials, Lecture-Tutorials, QuILTs, Thermal Tutorials, Mechanics Tutorials |
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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. |