JoinWho Benefits From Peer Conversation? Examining Correlations of Clicker Question Correctness and Course Performance
The authors implemented peer instruction in an introductory level conceptual physics course for nonscience majors and found no correlation with course grade. They did notice moderate correlation between answering a conceptual question correctly prior to peer conversation and course grade, indicating that although peer conversation improves the interactivity of a lecture course, interaction may be more important than arriving at the correct answer.