Peer Instruction: A User’s Manual
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"Peer Instruction: A User’s Manual" is an influential teaching guide by physicist Eric Mazur that outlines an interactive, student-centered instructional method widely used to improve conceptual understanding in science and engineering education.
All labels observed (1)
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| Peer Instruction: A User’s Manual canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2145511 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Peer Instruction: A User’s Manual Context triple: [Eric Mazur, authorOf, Peer Instruction: A User’s Manual]
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MITX Prize for Teaching and Learning in MOOCs
The MITx Prize for Teaching and Learning in MOOCs is an MIT award that recognizes outstanding innovation and effectiveness in the design and delivery of massive open online courses.
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The Advancement of Learning
The Advancement of Learning is a 1605 philosophical treatise by Francis Bacon that argues for the systematic reform and expansion of human knowledge through empirical inquiry and the scientific method.
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Outside in the Teaching Machine
Outside in the Teaching Machine is a collection of essays by postcolonial theorist Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak that critiques global capitalism, education, and representation from the perspective of marginalized voices.
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ACM International Conference on Web-Based Education
The ACM International Conference on Web-Based Education is a scholarly conference focused on research and advances in online and web-supported teaching, learning technologies, and educational systems.
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Teaching Physics
Teaching Physics is an influential work by physicist and educator David L. Goodstein that explores effective methods and philosophies for teaching introductory physics.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Peer Instruction: A User’s Manual Target entity description: "Peer Instruction: A User’s Manual" is an influential teaching guide by physicist Eric Mazur that outlines an interactive, student-centered instructional method widely used to improve conceptual understanding in science and engineering education.
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A.
MITX Prize for Teaching and Learning in MOOCs
The MITx Prize for Teaching and Learning in MOOCs is an MIT award that recognizes outstanding innovation and effectiveness in the design and delivery of massive open online courses.
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B.
The Advancement of Learning
The Advancement of Learning is a 1605 philosophical treatise by Francis Bacon that argues for the systematic reform and expansion of human knowledge through empirical inquiry and the scientific method.
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C.
Outside in the Teaching Machine
Outside in the Teaching Machine is a collection of essays by postcolonial theorist Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak that critiques global capitalism, education, and representation from the perspective of marginalized voices.
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D.
ACM International Conference on Web-Based Education
The ACM International Conference on Web-Based Education is a scholarly conference focused on research and advances in online and web-supported teaching, learning technologies, and educational systems.
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E.
Teaching Physics
Teaching Physics is an influential work by physicist and educator David L. Goodstein that explores effective methods and philosophies for teaching introductory physics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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teaching guide ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
improve conceptual learning in introductory physics
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increase student engagement in large lectures ⓘ shift focus from lecturing to learning ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Eric Mazur’s research on physics education
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Harvard University ⓘ |
| author | Eric Mazur ⓘ |
| describes |
just-in-time teaching elements
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think-pair-share cycles ⓘ use of conceptual multiple-choice questions ⓘ use of in-class voting ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
continuous feedback between students and instructor
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diagnosing student misconceptions ⓘ using student responses to guide instruction ⓘ |
| field |
engineering education
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physics education ⓘ science education ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
conceptual understanding
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interactive teaching ⓘ peer instruction ⓘ student-centered learning ⓘ |
| genre | professional development resource ⓘ |
| influenced |
adoption of peer instruction worldwide
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reform of introductory science courses ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
STEM educators
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college and university instructors ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| pedagogicalApproach |
active learning
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classroom discussion ⓘ conceptual questioning ⓘ formative assessment ⓘ |
| provides |
classroom management strategies
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implementation guidelines for peer instruction ⓘ sample conceptual questions ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | influential work in discipline-based education research ⓘ |
| recommends |
peer discussion before answer revote
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pre-class reading assignments ⓘ short in-class conceptual questions ⓘ |
| supports | transition from traditional lecture to interactive engagement ⓘ |
| topic |
evidence-based teaching practices
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higher education pedagogy ⓘ |
| usedIn |
other STEM lecture courses
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undergraduate engineering courses ⓘ undergraduate physics courses ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Peer Instruction: A User’s Manual Description of subject: "Peer Instruction: A User’s Manual" is an influential teaching guide by physicist Eric Mazur that outlines an interactive, student-centered instructional method widely used to improve conceptual understanding in science and engineering education.
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