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Web-Based Warm Up Exercises in Just-in-Time Teaching

Journal of College Science Teaching—September/October 2003

The authors used warm-up exercises in Just-in-Time Teaching (JiTT) to reveal students’ prior knowledge and misconceptions in biology, chemistry, and physics. This article demonstrates how the use of preparatory warm-up exercises and analysis of student responses can uncover pre-existing knowledge and misconceptions, reinforce class content, and increase active learning.

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