Statics: The next generation

该项目的重点是根据本科教育的进展和经证明能提高学生学习的有效教育做法，编制、评价和在全国传播教学材料。该项目的三个产品是“下一代课程计划”，一个相关的概念为基础的问题库，和一个国家信息交换中心的基础工程科学课程-静力学。这些产品有可能是有用的，成千上万的静态教师在实施下一代战略，以加强和评估学生的learning.The下一代课程计划指定预期的学生成果，包括微型讲座大纲，准备（或阅读）测验，合作学习活动，和课堂评估技术。准备测验，合作学习练习，注意力测验和测试的概念问题库支持下一代课程计划的实施。概念性问题针对Bloom分类法的所有六个层次。一个国家静力学信息交换中心（NSC）包含有关主要出版物、教学进展和与静力学有关的课程材料的信息和链接，目前正在开发中。NSC将为教师提供“一站式购物”，以查找侧重于改善学生静力学学习的信息和材料。

This project focuses on development, evaluation, and national dissemination of instructional materials based on advances in undergraduate education and effective educational practices proven to enhance student learning. The three products of this project are "Next Generation Lesson Plans," a bank of related concept-based questions, and a national information clearinghouse for a basic engineering science course - statics. These products have potential to be useful to thousands of statics instructors in implementing next-generation strategies for enhancing and assessing student learning.The Next Generation Lesson Plans specify expected student outcomes and include mini-lecture outlines, readiness (or reading) quizzes, cooperative learning activities, and classroom assessment techniques. A bank of conceptual questions for readiness quizzes, cooperative learning exercises, attention quizzes, and tests support the implementation of the Next-Generation Lesson Plans. Conceptual questions target all six levels of Bloom's Taxonomy. A National Statics Clearinghouse (NSC) containing information about, and links to, major publications, pedagogical advances, and course materials related to statics is under development. The NSC will provide "one-stop shopping" for instructors to find information and materials focused on the improvement in student learning in statics.