Making the Invisible Visible: A Learning Environment to Enhance Conceptual Understanding in Physics and Biology

圣地亚哥州立大学将创造一个学习环境 在小学教师的物理和生物课程中， 有助于对科学现象的概念性理解。 的 教室环境将利用计算机和视频光盘学习 工具，帮助学生构建和监控自己的科学 知识 本项目拟生产的产品为：A）a 元认知技能练习册; B） 物理学和生物学，用于教学生思考 观察、证据和解释之间的联系; C） 在物理学的几个领域的基于视频光盘的教程; D）a 与课堂相关的物理和生物图像视频光盘 活动;和E）教学未来小学的策略 教师对概念的理解。 大学的成本 分享将是NSF贡献的14%。

San Diego State University will create a learning environment in the physics and biology courses for elementary teachers that facilitates conceptual understanding of scientific phenomena. The classroom environment will utilize computer and videodisc learning tools to help students construct and monitor their own scientific knowledge. The products to be produced by the project are: A) a metacognitive skills workbook; B) skeletal semantic networks in physics and biology for use in teaching students to think about the links between observation, evidence, and interpretation; C) videodisc-based tutorials in several areas of physics; D) a videodisc of physics and biology images relevant to classroom activities; and E) strategies for teaching prospective elementary teachers for conceptual understanding. The University's cost sharing will be 14% of NSF's contribution.