Student Oriented Science: Curricula, Techniques and Computer Tools for Interactive Learning

以学生为导向的项目通过以下方式改善科学导论内容：1)开发在许多学科中有用的新型微电脑实验室工具；2)开发、支持、传播、评估在塔夫茨大学的科学思维工具项目和迪金森学院的车间物理项目中开发的互动式介绍性物理材料。这项工作正在扩展到大型大学的学习环境中。这些材料的灵活性使学院和大学能够逐步改变他们的教学方式。该项目与来自迪金森学院、塔夫茨大学、俄勒冈大学、爱达荷州博伊西州立大学、俄亥俄州立大学穆斯金姆学院、罗格斯大学、华盛顿大学和其他大学的物理学家合作，广泛测试了个人学习模块和总体课程。在评估教材时将考虑几个标准，包括学生对科学的态度、科学素养水平和概念学习成果。正在制作的材料对准备不足和科学焦虑的学生以及非科学专业的学生和科学专业的学生都很有效。

The Student-Oriented project is improving introductory science coerces by 1) developing new microcomputer-based laboratory (MBL) tools useful in a number of disciplines, 2) developing, supporting, disseminating, and evaluating interactive introductory physics materials of the type developed in the Tools for Scientific Thinking project at Tufts University and in the Workshop Physics program at Dickinson College. The work is being extended to the learning environments found at large universities. The flexibility of these materials allows colleges and universities to incrementally introduce changes in the way they teach. The project is extensively testing both individual learning modules and total curricula by working with physicists from Dickinson College, Tufts University, University of Oregon, Boise State University in Idaho, Muskingum College, Ohio State, Rutgers University, the University of Washington, and others. Several criteria which will be considered in the evaluation of the materials include student attitudes toward science, level of scientific literacy, and conceptual learning gains. Materials are being produced that work well with underprepared and science-anxious students and with non-science as well as science majors.