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    - What were the main points of the video?  Did they surprise you or have you had similar experiences in section?    - What were the main points of the video?  Did they surprise you or have you had similar experiences in section?
-        - Students come with their own ideas and preconceptions of scientific material.  They hold on to those preconceptions unless they are clearly addressed in class and shown to be incorrect (and even then some of their preconceptions remain).  Direct instruction (“this is the answer”) does not lead to learning. Hands-on activities can be helpful.  Diagrams can be so easily misleading. +        - Students come with their own ideas and preconceptions of scientific material.  They hold on to those preconceptions unless they are clearly addressed in class and shown to be incorrect (and even then some of their preconceptions remain).   
 +        - Direct instruction (“this is the answer”) does not lead to learning.  
 +        - Hands-on activities can be helpful.  Diagrams can be so easily misleading. 
    - Does this help you re-define your definition of a misconception?     - Does this help you re-define your definition of a misconception? 
         - Students construct new knowledge from old knowledge, but the application is where the problems usually arise.          - Students construct new knowledge from old knowledge, but the application is where the problems usually arise. 
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 =====Homework for Next Time===== =====Homework for Next Time=====
-   - (lab GSIs): If you have not yet analyzed your mid-semester evaluations, shoot me an email with your summary sometime this week.  +   - If you have not yet analyzed your mid-semester evaluations, shoot me an email with your summary sometime this week.  
-   - I'll send you a question for reflection this week. Please provide at least a paragraph in response. Bring it with you next week.+   - Read Douglas Duncan's "Six Ways to Discourage Learning" for next week. Easily found online. 
    - I never checked your short teaching logs. Let's check those next week.     - I never checked your short teaching logs. Let's check those next week. 
  

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