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The Impact of Course Structure on eText Use in Large-Lecture Introductory-Physics Courses
written by Daniel T. Seaton, Yoav Bergner, Gerd Kortemeyer, Saif Rayyan, Isaac Chuang, and David E. Pritchard
Course structure - the types and frequency of learning activities - impacts how students interact with electronic textbooks. We analyze student-tracking logs generated by the LON-CAPA learning management system from nearly a decade of blended large-lecture introductory-physics courses at Michigan State University, as well as one on-campus course from MIT. Data mining provides estimates of the overall amount and temporal regularity of eText use, i.e., weekly reading versus review immediately before exams. For all courses studied, we compare student use of eTexts as it varies with course structure, e.g., from traditional (three or four exams, eText assigned as supplementary) to reformed (frequent exams, embedded assessment in the assigned eText). Traditional format courses are accompanied by little eText use, while high reading levels persist throughout reformed courses.
Physics Education Research Conference 2013
Part of the PER Conference series
Portland, OR: July 17-18, 2013
Pages 333-336
Subjects Levels Resource Types
Education Foundations
- Assessment
= Methods
- Behavior
Education Practices
- Curriculum Development
= Course
- Technology
= Multimedia
- Lower Undergraduate
- Reference Material
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Rights Holder:
American Association of Physics Teachers
DOI:
10.1119/perc.2013.pr.071
NSF Number:
1044294
PACSs:
01.40.Fk
01.40.Ha
Keywords:
Blended, Course Structure, Introductory Physics, PERC 2013, Textbook, eText
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Metadata instance created January 31, 2014 by Lyle Barbato
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February 1, 2014 by Bruce Mason
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D. Seaton, Y. Bergner, G. Kortemeyer, S. Rayyan, I. Chuang, and D. Pritchard, , presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2013, Portland, OR, 2013, WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=13159&DocID=3706).
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D. Seaton, Y. Bergner, G. Kortemeyer, S. Rayyan, I. Chuang, and D. Pritchard, The Impact of Course Structure on eText Use in Large-Lecture Introductory-Physics Courses, presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2013, Portland, OR, 2013, <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=13159&DocID=3706>.
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Seaton, D., Bergner, Y., Kortemeyer, G., Rayyan, S., Chuang, I., & Pritchard, D. (2013, July 17-18). The Impact of Course Structure on eText Use in Large-Lecture Introductory-Physics Courses. Paper presented at Physics Education Research Conference 2013, Portland, OR. Retrieved March 19, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=13159&DocID=3706
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Seaton, D, Y. Bergner, G. Kortemeyer, S. Rayyan, I. Chuang, and D. Pritchard. "The Impact of Course Structure on eText Use in Large-Lecture Introductory-Physics Courses." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2013, Portland, OR, July 17-18, 2013. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=13159&DocID=3706 (accessed 19 March 2024).
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Seaton, Daniel, Yoav Bergner, Gerd Kortemeyer, Saif Rayyan, Isaac Chuang, and David E. Pritchard. "The Impact of Course Structure on eText Use in Large-Lecture Introductory-Physics Courses." Physics Education Research Conference 2013. Portland, OR: 2013. 333-336 of PER Conference. 19 Mar. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=13159&DocID=3706>.
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@inproceedings{ Author = "Daniel Seaton and Yoav Bergner and Gerd Kortemeyer and Saif Rayyan and Isaac Chuang and David E. Pritchard", Title = {The Impact of Course Structure on eText Use in Large-Lecture Introductory-Physics Courses}, BookTitle = {Physics Education Research Conference 2013}, Pages = {333-336}, Address = {Portland, OR}, Series = {PER Conference}, Month = {July 17-18}, Year = {2013} }
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