Peer instruction’s Achilles’ heel: An analysis of its ineffectiveness in confronting counterintuitive physics questions

Yerbol Ospanbekov; Samat Maxutov; Yerbol Sandybayev; Aknur Boranbekova; Nuri Balta

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Yerbol Ospanbekov ¹ , Samat Maxutov ² , Yerbol Sandybayev ³ , Aknur Boranbekova ¹ , Nuri Balta ² ^*

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¹ Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University, Almaty, KAZAKHSTAN² SDU University, Kaskelen, KAZAKHSTAN³ Nazarbayev Intellectual School of Biology and Chemistry, Almaty, KAZAKHSTAN^* Corresponding Author

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This paper examines peer instruction, an educational technique that enhances student-student interaction and student-teacher interaction, influencing students’ performance on counterintuitive physics questions. The study employed a quantitative approach with 40 participants, 22.5% of whom were male and 77.5% were female. The counterintuitive dynamics test was used to measure students’ counter intuitions in dynamics. The study results on counterintuitive questions showed no noticeable effect from peer instruction. Surprisingly, more students shifted from correct to incorrect responses after group discussions, leading to a decrease in the overall accuracy rate. Although peer instruction did not show a clear impact on counterintuitive physics questions, it is important for educators to recognize the complexity of peer instructions. Exploring different teaching methods that use peer interaction might help improve learning outcomes for counterintuitive physics questions.

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counterintuitive physics questions
group discussions
peer instruction
student performance

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EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed, Volume 20, Issue 8, August 2024, Article No: em2480

https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/14778

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Ospanbekov, Y., Maxutov, S., Sandybayev, Y., Boranbekova, A., & Balta, N. (2024). Peer instruction’s Achilles’ heel: An analysis of its ineffectiveness in confronting counterintuitive physics questions. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 20(8), em2480. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/14778

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Ospanbekov Y, Maxutov S, Sandybayev Y, Boranbekova A, Balta N. Peer instruction’s Achilles’ heel: An analysis of its ineffectiveness in confronting counterintuitive physics questions. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2024;20(8):em2480. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/14778

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Ospanbekov Y, Maxutov S, Sandybayev Y, Boranbekova A, Balta N. Peer instruction’s Achilles’ heel: An analysis of its ineffectiveness in confronting counterintuitive physics questions. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2024;20(8), em2480. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/14778

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Ospanbekov, Yerbol, Samat Maxutov, Yerbol Sandybayev, Aknur Boranbekova, and Nuri Balta. "Peer instruction’s Achilles’ heel: An analysis of its ineffectiveness in confronting counterintuitive physics questions". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 2024 20 no. 8 (2024): em2480. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/14778

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Ospanbekov, Y., Maxutov, S., Sandybayev, Y., Boranbekova, A., and Balta, N. (2024). Peer instruction’s Achilles’ heel: An analysis of its ineffectiveness in confronting counterintuitive physics questions. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 20(8), em2480. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/14778

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Ospanbekov, Yerbol et al. "Peer instruction’s Achilles’ heel: An analysis of its ineffectiveness in confronting counterintuitive physics questions". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 20, no. 8, 2024, em2480. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/14778