Integrated Demonstrations and Laboratory Experiments for Six Ideas that Shaped Physics

塑造物理学的六个想法的综合演示和实验室实验

• 批准号: 9950454
• 负责人: Linda Fritz
• 金额: $ 3.15万
• 依托单位: Franklin and Marshall College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1999
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1999-09-01 至 2002-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9950454&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Integrated; Demonstrations; Laboratory; Experiments; Six

We have found, as have others, that traditional teaching methods in physics often do not lead to good conceptual understanding, therefore we are revising our courses so that they focus on active student engagement . We are developing an integrated infrastructure for our two-course calculus-based introductory physics sequence. In this sequence, Six Ideas That Shaped Physics, (Moore) is adapted and implemented to foster student understanding of basic physical concepts through class time devoted to active, cooperative learning. To further enhance student learning, we are developing and documenting an on-line database indexed by physics topic and chapter in Moore's book, a complete set of interactive demonstrations and "discovery" style microcomputer-based-laboratories adapting and implementing from Tools for Scientific Thinking (the Universal Lab Interface, and MacMotion, Data Logger, and the ULI Timer), developed by R. Thornton, et al. at Tufts University, and Workshop Physics Tools, developed by P. Laws, et al. at Dickinson College. The demonstrations are participatory so that the students are engaged in a "minds-on" manner and the laboratory experiments fully embrace the "discovery" mode of thinking. The students are guided in formulating hypotheses and in their understanding on how to analyze data. The demonstrations and experiments are coordinated with the text and with each other to provide students with an integrated and coherent whole. The goal of this project is for our students to develop a good conceptual and concrete understanding of basic physics and of how one uses data to develop and test theories. Our assessment focuses on learning outcomes using nationally recognized standardized tests to assess our students' learning.

我们发现，和其他人一样，传统的物理教学方法往往不能让学生很好地理解概念，因此，我们正在修改我们的课程，让学生更积极地参与其中。我们正在开发一个集成的基础设施为我们的两门课程的微积分为基础的入门物理序列。在这个序列中，《塑造物理学的六个想法》（摩尔）被改编和实施，通过课堂时间致力于积极的合作学习，培养学生对基本物理概念的理解。为了进一步加强学生的学习，我们正在开发和记录一个在线数据库，以摩尔书中的物理主题和章节为索引，这是一套完整的交互式演示和“发现”式的微机实验室，采用并实施了塔夫茨大学R. Thornton等人开发的科学思维工具（通用实验室接口，MacMotion，数据记录器和ULI计时器），以及P. Laws开发的车间物理工具。等人在迪金森学院。演示是参与式的，让学生以“思考”的方式参与，让实验室实验充分拥抱“发现”的思维方式。指导学生制定假设和理解如何分析数据。演示和实验与课文相互协调，为学生提供一个完整连贯的整体。这个项目的目标是让我们的学生对基础物理学有一个良好的概念和具体的理解，以及如何使用数据来发展和测试理论。我们的评估侧重于学习成果，使用国家认可的标准化测试来评估学生的学习。