Remodeling University Physics

该项目正在开发一门围绕模型和建模的大学物理课程，以使主题和程序知识更加明确、系统和连贯。两个统一的主题贯穿整个课程：(1)物质的结构和(2)能量的储存和转移。所采用的教学方法是在高中物理中非常成功的建模方法的一种变体。学生们在一个技术丰富的教室里进行小组合作。用标准仪器来衡量，学生的学习比在传统教学下的学习要大得多。该项目将建模方法应用于技术丰富的大型工作室教室，并为教师开发讲习班以广泛传播。

Physics (13) The project is developing a University Physics course organized around models and modeling to make the subject matter and procedural knowledge more explicit, systematic and coherent. Two unifying themes run throughout the course: (1) structure of matter and (2) energy storage and transfer. The instructional method employed is a variant of the modeling method that has been so successful in high school physics. Students work in collaborative groups in a technology-rich classroom. Student learning, as measured by standard instruments, is considerably greater than under traditional instruction. This project is adapting the modeling approach to a large technology-rich studio classroom, and developing workshops for faculty for wide dissemination.