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Challenges in addressing student difficulties with time-development of two-state quantum systems using a multiple-choice question sequence in virtual and in-person classes

Physics Education 2024-02-29 v1

Abstract

Research-validated clicker questions as instructional tools for formative assessment are relatively easy to implement and can provide effective scaffolding when developed and implemented in a sequence. We present findings from the implementation of a research-validated clicker question sequence (CQS) on student understanding of the time-development of two-state quantum systems. This study was conducted in an advanced undergraduate quantum mechanics course for two consecutive years in virtual and in-person classes. The effectiveness of the CQS discussed here in both modes of instruction was determined by evaluating students' performance after traditional lecture-based instruction and comparing it to their performance after engaging with the CQS.

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@article{arxiv.2402.18075,
  title  = {Challenges in addressing student difficulties with time-development of two-state quantum systems using a multiple-choice question sequence in virtual and in-person classes},
  author = {Peter Hu and Yangqiuting Li and Chandralekha Singh},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2402.18075},
  year   = {2024}
}

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18 pages, 1 figure

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