Improving Physics Instruction for Technical Students Using aMicrocomputer-Based Laboratory (MBL)

使用基于微机的实验室 (MBL) 改进技术学生的物理教学

• 批准号: 9651318
• 负责人: Alfred Amatangelo
• 金额: $ 1.59万
• 依托单位: Central Maine Technical College
• 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: 1996-07-01 至 1998-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9651318&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Improving; Physics; Instruction; Technical; Students

This project provides assistance in improving laboratory instruction in introductory physics courses. Faculty believe that many students in these courses fail to develop adequate understanding of the basic concepts presented. Therefore, this project addresses the identified reasons for this failure: students are not (l) actively involved in the design of experiments; (2) sufficiently engaged in small group, collaborative learning; (3) receiving feedback on the results of many experiments; or (4) using their laboratory time efficiently and for laboratory-dependent activities. This project is making improvements in laboratory instruction by revising the curricula of two introductory physics courses and integrating the use of microcomputer-based laboratory tools into the laboratory component of those courses. Students taking the physics courses improved by this project are in majors that prepare them for work as technicians in manufacturing, engineering, or technical service environments. This project can serve as a model for the instruction of physics to college students in technical programs. Evaluation of both program improvements and student outcomes can be conducted as part of the project.

该项目提供援助，以改善实验室教学的物理入门课程。教师认为，这些课程中的许多学生未能充分理解所提出的基本概念。 因此，这个项目解决了这种失败的原因：学生没有（1）积极参与实验设计;（2）充分参与小组合作学习;（3）接收许多实验结果的反馈;或（4）有效地利用他们的实验室时间和实验室依赖的活动。 该项目正在改进实验室教学，修订两门物理学入门课程的课程，并将使用微型计算机实验室工具纳入这些课程的实验室部分。 通过这个项目改善的物理课程的学生是在专业，准备他们的工作作为技术人员在制造，工程或技术服务环境。 该项目可作为工科大学生物理教学的一个模式。 项目改进和学生成果的评估可以作为项目的一部分进行。