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When students can choose easy, medium, or hard homework problems
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Raluca E. Teodorescu, Daniel T. Seaton, Caroline N. Cardamone, Saif Rayyan, Jonathan E. Abbott, Analia Barrantes, Andrew Pawl, and David E. Pritchard
We investigate student-chosen, multi-level homework in our Integrated Learning Environment for Mechanics built using the LON-CAPA open-source learning system. Multi-level refers to problems categorized as easy, medium, and hard. Problem levels were determined a priori based on the knowledge needed to solve them. We analyze these problems using three measures: time-per-problem, LON-CAPA difficulty, and item difficulty measured by item response theory. Our analysis of student behavior in this environment suggests that time-per-problem is strongly dependent on problem category, unlike either score-based measures. We also found trends in student choice of problems, overall effort, and efficiency across the student population. Allowing students choice in problem solving seems to improve their motivation; 70% of students worked additional problems for which no credit was given.
Physics Education Research Conference 2011
Part of the PER Conference Invited Paper series Omaha, Nebraska: August 3-4, 2011 Volume 1413, Pages 81-84
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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/portal/items/detail.cfm?ID=11818">Teodorescu, R, D. Seaton, C. Cardamone, S. Rayyan, J. Abbott, A. Barrantes, A. Pawl, and D. Pritchard. "When students can choose easy, medium, or hard homework problems." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2011, Omaha, Nebraska, August 3-4, 2011.</a>
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R. Teodorescu, D. Seaton, C. Cardamone, S. Rayyan, J. Abbott, A. Barrantes, A. Pawl, and D. Pritchard, , presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2011, Omaha, Nebraska, 2011, WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11818&DocID=2668).
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R. Teodorescu, D. Seaton, C. Cardamone, S. Rayyan, J. Abbott, A. Barrantes, A. Pawl, and D. Pritchard, When students can choose easy, medium, or hard homework problems, presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2011, Omaha, Nebraska, 2011, <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11818&DocID=2668>.
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Teodorescu, R., Seaton, D., Cardamone, C., Rayyan, S., Abbott, J., Barrantes, A., Pawl, A., & Pritchard, D. (2011, August 3-4). When students can choose easy, medium, or hard homework problems. Paper presented at Physics Education Research Conference 2011, Omaha, Nebraska. Retrieved May 1, 2025, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11818&DocID=2668
Chicago Format
Teodorescu, R, D. Seaton, C. Cardamone, S. Rayyan, J. Abbott, A. Barrantes, A. Pawl, and D. Pritchard. "When students can choose easy, medium, or hard homework problems." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2011, Omaha, Nebraska, August 3-4, 2011. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11818&DocID=2668 (accessed 1 May 2025).
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Teodorescu, Raluca, Daniel Seaton, Caroline Cardamone, Saif Rayyan, Jonathan Abbott, Analia Barrantes, Andrew Pawl, and David E. Pritchard. "When students can choose easy, medium, or hard homework problems." Physics Education Research Conference 2011. Omaha, Nebraska: 2011. 81-84 Vol. 1413 of PER Conference Invited Paper. 1 May 2025 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11818&DocID=2668>.
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@inproceedings{
Author = "Raluca Teodorescu and Daniel Seaton and Caroline Cardamone and Saif Rayyan and Jonathan Abbott and Analia Barrantes and Andrew Pawl and David E. Pritchard",
Title = {When students can choose easy, medium, or hard homework problems},
BookTitle = {Physics Education Research Conference 2011},
Pages = {81-84},
Address = {Omaha, Nebraska},
Series = {PER Conference Invited Paper},
Volume = {1413},
Month = {August 3-4},
Year = {2011}
}
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%0 Conference Proceedings %A Teodorescu, Raluca %A Seaton, Daniel %A Cardamone, Caroline %A Rayyan, Saif %A Abbott, Jonathan %A Barrantes, Analia %A Pawl, Andrew %A Pritchard, David E. %D August 3-4 2011 %T When students can choose easy, medium, or hard homework problems %B Physics Education Research Conference 2011 %C Omaha, Nebraska %V 1413 %P 81-84 %S PER Conference Invited Paper %8 August 3-4 %U https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11818&DocID=2668 Disclaimer: ComPADRE offers citation styles as a guide only. We cannot offer interpretations about citations as this is an automated procedure. Please refer to the style manuals in the Citation Source Information area for clarifications.
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