Implementing Inquiry Based Collaborative Learning in Solid State Physics Course

Abstract

Twenty-two students have opted Solid State Physics as an elective in their second semester of their B. Tech course at GITAM Hyderabad. These students were introduced to learning by collaborative methods for new concepts and solve tutorial problem. The A-B-A-B method [1] of instructions was used to evaluate the effect of collaborative learning (CL), with A type being traditional methods and B type active learning methods. The gain has been calculated on the post test for every student after implementing this methodology was obtained to be insignificant. This research articles also tries to analyze, what could be possible causes for such insignificant gain, when CL methods is well studied.