Acitvity-Based Physics Suite

以活动为基础的物理套件是一套协调的教学材料，设计用于讲座、实验室、教程和工作室课程。互动式授课示范让学生在授课环境中主动学习。互动讲座演示可能是该套件最具成本效益的组件之一，也是这个为期两年的概念验证项目的核心。运动学、动力学和能量方面的互动讲座演示对提高学生的概念理解是有效的。执行互动讲座演示的教师使用定义明确的八步程序，要求学生预测简单实验的结果，与邻居讨论预测结果，并观察和反思实际实验的结果。实验结果显示在用基于微型计算机的实验室探头收集的实时图形上。在这个项目中，开发和测试了力学、直流电路、热学和热力学以及成像方面的新物理主题的演示。新材料是量身定做的，以与其他基于活动的物理套件材料相协调。开发和阿尔法测试在俄勒冈大学、塔夫茨大学和迪金森学院使用概念性评估工具进行，贝塔测试在从事使用基于活动的材料的各种其他机构进行。

The Activity Based Physics Suite is a coordinated set of instructional materials designed for use in lecture sessions, laboratories, tutorials and studio courses. Interactive Lecture Demonstrations engage students in the process of active learning in lecture environments. The Interactive Lecture Demonstrations are potentially one of the most cost effective components of the Suite and are the centerpiece of this two year proof of concept project. Interactive Lecture Demonstrations in kinematics, dynamics and energy are effective in improving student conceptual understanding. An instructor performing an Interactive Lecture Demonstration uses a well-defined eight-step procedure in which students are asked to predict the outcomes of simple experiments, discuss predictions with their neighbors and observe and reflect on the outcomes of the actual experiment. Experiment results are displayed on a real-time graph collected with microcomputer-based laboratory probes. Demonstrations in new physics topics in mechanics, DC circuits, heat and thermodynamics and image formation are developed and tested in this project. The new materials are tailored to coordinate with other Activity Based Physics Suite materials. Development and alpha testing occur at the University of Oregon, Tufts University, and Dickinson College using conceptual evaluation instruments and beta testing occurs at a variety of other institutions engaged in using activity based materials.