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Improving performance in quantum mechanics with explicit incentives to correct mistakes

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Brown, Benjamin R., Mason, Andrew, Singh, Chandralekha·2016·Physical Review Physics Education Research
DOI 10.1103/physrevphyseducres.12.010121
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An earlier investigation found that the performance of advanced students in a quantum mechanics course did not automatically improve from midterm to final exam on identical problems even when they were provided the correct solutions and their own graded exams.Here, we describe a study, which extended over four years, in which upper-level undergraduate students in a quantum physics course were given four identical problems in both the midterm exam and final exam.Approximately half of the students were given explicit incentives to correct their mistakes in the midterm exam.In particular, they could get back up to 50% of the points lost on each midterm exam problem.The solutions to the midterm exam problems were provided to all students in both groups but those who corrected their mistakes were provided the solution after they submitted their corrections to the instructor.The performance on the same problems on the final exam suggests that students who were given incentives to correct their mistakes significantly outperformed those who were not given an incentive.The incentive to correct the mistakes had greater impact on the final exam performance of students who had not performed well on the midterm exam.

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Authors
Brown, B. R., Mason, A., & Singh, C.
Affiliations
  • University of Pittsburgh (US)
  • University of Central Arkansas (US)
Venue
Physical Review Physics Education Research
Publisher
American Physical Society (APS)
Published
2016-03-16
Volume
12
Issue
1
ISSN
2469-9896 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1103/physrevphyseducres.12.010121
OpenAlex
W2286120310
Cited by
59
References
3
Citations by year
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FWCI
44.39
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
Locations
  • Physical Review Physics Education Research (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • arXiv (Cornell University) (submittedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
Funders
National Science Foundation (PHY-1505460, PHY-1202909)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Education › Science Education and Pedagogy
  • Social Sciences › Education › Student Assessment and Feedback
  • Social Sciences › Education › Educational Methods and Outcomes
Keywords
quantum mechanics education, explicit incentives, exam performance, student learning, metacognition

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