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First year students at the University of the Western Cape predicted that a sinusoidal model of motion would be quadratic, while third year students at the University of Limpopo predicted a quadratic model would be sinusoidal. In this presentation on the ‘practure’, we suggest that learners have an instinct to ‘squash’ their familiar models onto real world experience, and that live data in the lecture theatre can help students observe more carefully and engage more meaningfully.
‘Practure’ pedagogy is POE based. Predict-Observe-Explain (POE) is a constructivist teaching strategy that prompts students to forecast an event, observe the results, and resolve any discrepancies between the two.
The presentation includes a live demonstration, where audience members are asked to predict and observe for themselves.
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