Microcomputer-Based Curricular Enhancements for Elementary Physics

基于微机的基础物理课程增强

• 批准号: 9650754
• 负责人: David Meltzer
• 金额: $ 1.04万
• 依托单位: Southeastern Louisiana University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1996
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1996-08-15 至 1998-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9650754&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Microcomputer; Based; Curricular; Enhancements; Elementary

The project involves adding microcomputer-based enhancements to the curriculum of a new elementary physics course. This inquiry-based undergraduate physics course is targeted at preservice teachers, as well as others who are getting their first exposure to college-level physical science. The theme "energy transformation and conservation" is used to tie together the various topics. Students' preconceptions regarding physical phenomena - as determined by pretesting - will guide the presentation, activities, and discussion. The pretests form the basis for a thorough class discussion of the predictions made by students regarding the outcome of various experiments. Investigations to test their predictions will be carried out by the students, working in small groups, through guided "mini-research projects." Class discussions will be centered around the results of the student investigations, and comparison with the predictions. The equipment acquired via this grant will allow automated means for data acquisition, analysis, and graphing which are intended primarily to supplement, and not to replace, traditional techniques. The product output of this project will be a novel combination of class-tested activities that make use of data analysis in the context of an inquiry-based elementary physics course with an energy theme. We expect that the project will significantly improve the knowledge of and attitude towards physics of students who arrive predisposed to think of science as distasteful. Dissemination will be through journal articles, presentations at meetings and on-request release of exams, syllabi, etc..

该项目涉及在新的基础物理课程中增加以微型计算机为基础的强化课程。这门以探究为基础的本科物理课程针对的是兼职教师，以及其他第一次接触大学物理科学的人。“能源转换和保护”的主题是用来联系在一起的各种主题。 学生对物理现象的先入之见--由预测试确定--将指导演示、活动和讨论。预测试为学生对各种实验结果的预测进行全面的课堂讨论奠定了基础。学生们将通过指导性的“小型研究项目”，以小组为单位进行调查，以检验他们的预测。“课堂讨论将围绕学生调查的结果，并与预测进行比较。 通过该补助金获得的设备将允许数据采集，分析和绘图的自动化手段，其主要目的是补充，而不是取代传统技术。 这个项目的产品输出将是一个新的组合类测试活动，利用数据分析的背景下，基于调查的基础物理课程与能源的主题。 我们希望该项目将显着提高知识和态度的学生谁到达倾向于认为科学是令人厌恶的物理。 将通过期刊文章、会议介绍和应要求发布考试、教学大纲等方式进行传播。