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Synchronous versus asynchronous online teaching of physics during the COVID-19 pandemic: Study Background

  • The class being studied was an intro calculus-based physics course with 21 students
  • The class was mostly sophomores and juniors
  • The class used a flipped classroom style, with 2 hour sessions 3 times a week
  • Sessions include lectures, problem solving, and lab activities (taught in a "Scale-up" format)
  • After the start of the pandemic, virtual synchronous classes were offered at the same time as previous in-person class
  • The synchronous sessions were optional for everyone except those failing the course
  • 9 students attended regularly (2 required), 11 either did not attend or rarely attended, and one student dropped the course
  • zoom breakout rooms were used to mimic the in-person format, and the instructor was available for help at any time

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Updated 2021-03-28

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