Hands on Physics: Evaluation and Dissemination

动手物理评估和传播项目将导致对动手物理(HOP)的终结性评估和广泛传播，这是一种为高中生和大学生设计的创新的、基于探究的物理方法。HOP是一种全新的、基于项目的物理学方法，适用于在网络上传播和传递。该项目正在创建一个由七个HOP单元和辅助材料组成的完整实施方案，这些材料可以广泛传播并充分利用网络。该项目支持在十个地点进行总结性评估、传播努力和一系列最终修订。总结性评估。由于HOP代表了一种完全不同的物理教学方式，教育工作者要求提供更多证据，证明它是有效的，可以实现其目标。到目前为止进行的有限研究都是形成性的，旨在帮助指导材料的开发过程。该项目以明确的总结性研究为特色。实施支持。教师在实施这样一种新方法时需要帮助。通过创建一个基于网络的HOP兴趣小组，该项目在满足教学标准、选择配套材料、执行学生评估和解决技术问题方面提供帮助。这些主题将在面向教师的网络课程和非正式在线讨论中涵盖。最后一次编辑。这个项目提供了更好的艺术作品，更好的一致性，更强调学生解决问题，并增加了Probeware的使用。HOP有潜力为物理教育做出重大贡献，定义了一种牢固植根于科学和技术教育的教学新范式。HOP还具有超越其目标社区的科学和技术教育人员的重要影响。它的教育风格、性别中立，以及在网络上提供有价值的基于经验的材料的能力，使其有别于目前正在开发的任何其他东西，并使其成为所有科学和技术教育工作者感兴趣的重要实验。

The Hands On Physics Evaluation and Dissemination project will result in the summative evaluation and widespread dissemination of Hands on Physics (HOP), an innovative, inquiry based approach to physics designed for high school and college students. HOP is a completely new, project-based approach to physics that is adapted to dissemination and delivery over the Web. This project is creating a complete implementation package of seven HOP units and supporting materials that can be widely disseminated and take full advantage of the Web. The project is supporting summative evaluation in ten sites, a dissemination effort, and a set of final revisions.Summative evaluation. Because HOP represents a radically different way to teach physics, educators are demanding more evidence that it is effective and can achieve its goals. The limited studies undertaken so far have been formative, intended to help guide the materials development process. The project features a definitive summative study. Implementation support. Teachers need assistance in implementing such a novel approach. By creating a Web-based HOP interest group, the project is providing assistance on meeting teaching standards, selecting companion materials, performing student evaluation, and solving technical problems. These topics will covered in a NetCourse for teachers and in informal online discussions. Final editing. This project is providing better artwork, greater consistency, more emphasis on student problem-solving, and increased use of probeware. HOP has the potential to make a major contribution to physics education, defining a new paradigm for teaching firmly rooted in both science and technology education. HOP also has important implications beyond its target community of science and technology educators. Its educational style, gender-neutrality, and its ability to offer valuable experience-based material over the Web, set it apart from anything else currently being developed and make it an important experiment of interest to all science and technology educators.