Physics (Internal)
iUSE: Innovations in STEM Education, Session 3
Measuring Impacts with Interactive, Web-based Tutorials Advances in computer technology have revolutionized science instruction in a multitude of ways, e.g. through the use of simulations or by providing individualized learning assistance. But, how do we know what works in the context of instructional innovation? What research-based instruments exist to measure student gains in different STEM gateway courses? One such instrument is MasteringPhysics, an online web-based tutorial program from Pearson Higher Education that tutors students individually while providing instructors with rich teaching diagnostics. Now extended across many STEM disciplines, the Mastering platform is the most educationally effective and widely used online tutorial, homework, and assessment system for the sciences.