This record is currently in the approval process for inclusion into the Quantum Exchange collection.
If you feel this record should be given priority you may contact the editor using our feedback form.
The impact of peer interaction on the responses to clicker questions in an upper-level quantum mechanics course
written by
Ryan Sayer, Emily Marshman, and Chandralekha Singh
In this case study, we investigated the effectiveness of peer interaction on responses to in-class clicker questions in an upper-level quantum mechanics course. We analyzed student performance on clicker questions answered individually and then again after interaction with peers. We also analyzed student performance by topic. In general, the performance on the clicker questions improved after interaction with peers following individual clicker responses. We also find evidence of co-construction of knowledge in that students who did not answer the clicker questions individually were able to answer them correctly after discussion with peers. Finally, we discuss the trends in the percentage of students present in class who responded to the clicker questions in the allotted time as the semester progressed.
Physics Education Research Conference 2016
Part of the PER Conference series
Sacramento, CA: July 20-21, 2016
Pages 304-307
This material is released under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license.
Further distribution of this work must maintain attribution to the published article's author(s), title, proceedings citation, and DOI.
<a href="https://www.compadre.org/quantum/items/detail.cfm?ID=14255">Sayer, R, E. Marshman, and C. Singh. "The impact of peer interaction on the responses to clicker questions in an upper-level quantum mechanics course." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2016, Sacramento, CA, July 20-21, 2016.</a>
R. Sayer, E. Marshman, and C. Singh, , presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2016, Sacramento, CA, 2016, WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=14255&DocID=4609).
R. Sayer, E. Marshman, and C. Singh, The impact of peer interaction on the responses to clicker questions in an upper-level quantum mechanics course, presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2016, Sacramento, CA, 2016, <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=14255&DocID=4609>.
Sayer, R., Marshman, E., & Singh, C. (2016, July 20-21). The impact of peer interaction on the responses to clicker questions in an upper-level quantum mechanics course. Paper presented at Physics Education Research Conference 2016, Sacramento, CA. Retrieved July 11, 2026, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=14255&DocID=4609
Sayer, R, E. Marshman, and C. Singh. "The impact of peer interaction on the responses to clicker questions in an upper-level quantum mechanics course." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2016, Sacramento, CA, July 20-21, 2016. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=14255&DocID=4609 (accessed 11 July 2026).
Sayer, Ryan, Emily Marshman, and Chandralekha Singh. "The impact of peer interaction on the responses to clicker questions in an upper-level quantum mechanics course." Physics Education Research Conference 2016. Sacramento, CA: 2016. 304-307 of PER Conference. 11 July 2026 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=14255&DocID=4609>.
@inproceedings{
Author = "Ryan Sayer and Emily Marshman and Chandralekha Singh",
Title = {The impact of peer interaction on the responses to clicker questions in an upper-level quantum mechanics course},
Booktitle = {Physics Education Research Conference 2016},
Pages = {304-307},
Address = {Sacramento, CA},
Series = {PER Conference},
Month = {July 20-21},
Year = {2016}
}
%A Ryan Sayer %A Emily Marshman %A Chandralekha Singh %T The impact of peer interaction on the responses to clicker questions in an upper-level quantum mechanics course %S PER Conference %D July 20-21 2016 %P 304-307 %C Sacramento, CA %U https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=14255&DocID=4609 %O Physics Education Research Conference 2016 %O July 20-21 %O application/pdf
%0 Conference Proceedings %A Sayer, Ryan %A Marshman, Emily %A Singh, Chandralekha %D July 20-21 2016 %T The impact of peer interaction on the responses to clicker questions in an upper-level quantum mechanics course %B Physics Education Research Conference 2016 %C Sacramento, CA %P 304-307 %S PER Conference %8 July 20-21 %U https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=14255&DocID=4609
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.
Record Link
Save to my folders