Physics Concept Grinders I

This course is elective and is addressed mainly to freshman undergraduate students, as well as to students interested in a career in physics education. Using conceptual questions, in multiple-choice format, dealing with the major misconceptions of elementary classical mechanics and using a real-time electronic voting system, this course aims at creating an interactive learning environment that fosters the students’ explaining and argumentation abilities, which are positively linked with critical thinking complex skills, and helps identify and clear up the main Physics misconceptions of high school students.