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Timothy Moran and Steven J. Van Hook
A class centered on student design of experiments and peer review of the resulting reports is described. Thirteen students in an honors seminar section of an introductory physics class designed experiments to test various types of paranormal phenomena. Each experimental report was evaluated and ranked by several other students. To give them experience in interpreting controversial results, the students were instructed to slant their experimental reports toward either paranormal interpretations or a non-paranormal interpretation as much as possible within the constraints of the data. Then students evaluated each other's reports using a commentary and ranking form. Survey and interview data obtained after the class indicated an increase in students' confidence in their ability to evaluate media science reports.
Journal of College Science Teaching: Volume 36, Issue 1, Pages 45-49
NSES Content Standards
Con.A: Science as Inquiry
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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/portal/items/detail.cfm?ID=6370">Moran, Tim, and Steven Van Hook. "Using Student Peer Review of Experiment Reports in an Undergraduate Physics Class." J. Coll. Sci. Teaching. 36, no. 1, (September 1, 2006): 45-49.</a>
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T. Moran and S. Van Hook, , J. Coll. Sci. Teaching 36 (1), 45 (2006), WWW Document, (https://my.nsta.org/resource/?id=10.2505/4/jcst06_036_01_45).
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T. Moran and S. Van Hook, Using Student Peer Review of Experiment Reports in an Undergraduate Physics Class, J. Coll. Sci. Teaching 36 (1), 45 (2006), <https://my.nsta.org/resource/?id=10.2505/4/jcst06_036_01_45>.
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Moran, T., & Van Hook, S. (2006, September 1). Using Student Peer Review of Experiment Reports in an Undergraduate Physics Class. J. Coll. Sci. Teaching, 36(1), 45-49. Retrieved May 1, 2025, from https://my.nsta.org/resource/?id=10.2505/4/jcst06_036_01_45
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Moran, Tim, and Steven Van Hook. "Using Student Peer Review of Experiment Reports in an Undergraduate Physics Class." J. Coll. Sci. Teaching. 36, no. 1, (September 1, 2006): 45-49, https://my.nsta.org/resource/?id=10.2505/4/jcst06_036_01_45 (accessed 1 May 2025).
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Moran, Tim, and Steven Van Hook. "Using Student Peer Review of Experiment Reports in an Undergraduate Physics Class." J. Coll. Sci. Teaching 36.1 (2006): 45-49. 1 May 2025 <https://my.nsta.org/resource/?id=10.2505/4/jcst06_036_01_45>.
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Author = "Tim Moran and Steven Van Hook",
Title = {Using Student Peer Review of Experiment Reports in an Undergraduate Physics Class},
Journal = {J. Coll. Sci. Teaching},
Volume = {36},
Number = {1},
Pages = {45-49},
Month = {September},
Year = {2006}
}
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