Devleopment of a Discovery Approach for an Introductory Level Physics Course

入门级物理课程发现方法的开发

• 批准号: 9254222
• 负责人: S. Leslie Blatt
• 金额: $ 24万
• 依托单位: Clark University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1993
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1993-02-15 至 1996-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9254222&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Devleopment; Discovery; Approach; Introductory; Level

For the past three years, we have been developing and offering an innovative course, "Discovering Physics," for non- science majors. We are now broadening the approach we have been taking, which includes elements of the "discovery technique and the small-group "complex instruction" learning environment, to both the elementary/middle school level and the standard college science-major physics sequence. The original course is being expanded to two semesters, and is being aimed especially at students planning to go into precollege teaching; active participation of current teachers is also being emphasized, as an important part of the developing partnership between the University and the Worcester Public Schools. The course will retain its stress on understanding nature through direct experience and the concepts which grow out of careful consideration of these experiences; we are continuing to encourage students to ask "How do we know...?" and "Why do we believe...?" questions about physical phenomena. Our program welcomes, and has been successful with both male and female students and students from groups traditionally under- represented in science. To promote a broad, national impact, are producing a "discovery workbook," a teacher's manual, and associated software. An outstanding group of consultants is working with us in the various aspects of this project.

在过去的三年里，我们一直在开发和提供 一门创新的课程，"发现物理学"，为非科学 少校我们现在正在扩大我们一直采取的办法， 其包括"发现技术"的元素， 小组“复杂教学”的学习环境，既 中小学和普通高校 理科-主修物理序列。最初的课程是 扩大到两个学期，特别是针对 计划进入学前教育的学生;积极的 还强调在职教师的参与，因为 发展中的伙伴关系的一个重要组成部分， 大学和伍斯特公立学校。该课程将 强调通过直接的方式理解自然 经验和概念，这是从仔细的 考虑到这些经验，我们将继续 鼓励学生问：“我们怎么知道……？”"和"为什么我们 相信吗"关于物理现象的问题。我们的节目 欢迎，并已成功地与男性和女性 学生和学生群体的传统下， 在科学中表现出来。为了促进广泛的全国性影响， 正在制作一本"发现练习册"，一本教师手册， 相关软件。一个杰出的顾问团队是 在这个项目的各个方面与我们合作。