Introductory College Physics/Twenty-First Century (ICP/21)

大学物理导论/二十一世纪 (ICP/21)

• 批准号: 0101433
• 负责人: Alexander Dickison
• 金额: $ 29.87万
• 依托单位: Seminole State College of Florida
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2001
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2001-08-01 至 2006-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0101433&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Introductory; College; Physics; Twenty; First

The ICP/21 project provides an innovative curriculum in introductory physics, offering an attractive, student-centered alternative to the standard lecture/laboratory format using conventional textbooks. For the two-semester course, 10 content modules and a supplemental skills toolkit have been developed. Each module consists of activities designed to encourage active student engagement using the following models: inquiry and experimentation activities (Explorations), reinforcement exercises (Dialogs), expanding-the-concept activities (Extensions), assessments (Ranking Tasks), and Application ( which require groups of students to solve engineering problems involving several physics concepts). This project is: (1) conducting a full-scale field test (2) developing three additional modules needed to meet the needs of many technology programs, and (3) implementing a dissemination plan with a commercial publisher. The full scale field test of ICP/21 involves participants from the high school, two year college and four year college teaching communities. An external coordinator is responsible for all aspects of the field test. The results of the field test are used to improve and strengthen the ICP/21 modules. The test also gives data and information related to the success of module implementation in the classroom, and the impact it has on the students in understanding the concepts of physics. During the first phase of the ICP/21 project, physics teachers have repeatedly asked for additional modules in physics areas not covered in the original 10 modules. As a result of this input, three new modules are being developed: electrostatics, fluids, and physical optics. The third component of the project is to conduct a major dissemination program for ICP/21. This is being done in conjunction with a commercial publisher, Ztek. Ztek is a publisher that specializes in electronic media for physics and physical science. Because of the innovative nature of the ICP/21 material, most instructors will need training or assistance in using it in the classroom. The role of the instructor is much different when using the ICP/21 material properly than when in a traditional classroom lecture format. During the field testing and initial implementation this will be done through workshops. Evaluations are being done by an independent evaluator, who has been the evaluator during the first phase. The evaluation is concentrating on three areas. The first is to monitor the modules and make sure they fulfill what was promised in the first phase of the project. The second is to evaluate the efforts of this phase, and determine its effectiveness for student learning. The third area will be to evaluate the effect of ICP/21 on students' attitudes and feelings about physics. This information will complement the field test results to give a complete picture of the effect of ICP/21 on student learning.

国际比较方案/21项目提供了物理学入门的创新课程，为使用传统教科书的标准讲课/实验室形式提供了一个有吸引力的、以学生为中心的替代方案。对于为期两学期的课程，已经开发了10个内容模块和一个补充技能工具包。每个单元包含旨在鼓励学生积极参与的活动，使用以下模式：探究和实验活动(探索)、强化练习(对话)、扩展概念活动(扩展)、评估(排序任务)和应用(要求学生分组解决涉及几个物理概念的工程问题)。该项目是：(1)进行全面的实地测试(2)开发满足许多技术方案需要的另外三个模块，以及(3)与商业出版商一起实施传播计划。来自高中、两年制大学和四年制大学教学社区的参与者参加了ICP/21的全面实地测试。一名外部协调员负责现场测试的所有方面。实地测试的结果用于改进和加强国际比较方案/21单元。测试还提供了与在课堂上成功实施模块有关的数据和信息，以及它对学生理解物理概念的影响。在国际比较方案/21项目的第一阶段，物理教师一再要求在最初的10个单元中未涵盖的物理领域增加单元。作为这一输入的结果，正在开发三个新的模块：静电学、流体和物理光学。该项目的第三个组成部分是为国际比较方案/21号文件开展一项重要的传播方案。这项工作是与商业出版商Ztek合作完成的。Ztek是一家专门为物理和物理科学提供电子媒体的出版商。由于国际比较方案/21教材的创新性，大多数教员需要在课堂上使用该教材的培训或协助。正确使用国际比较方案/21教材时，讲师的角色与传统课堂讲课形式有很大不同。在实地测试和初步实施期间，将通过讲习班完成这项工作。评价工作由一名独立评价人进行，他在第一阶段一直担任评价人。评估集中在三个方面。第一个是监控模块，并确保它们实现了项目第一阶段承诺的内容。第二是评估这一阶段的努力，并确定其对学生学习的有效性。第三个领域是评估国际比较方案/21对学生对物理的态度和情感的影响。这些信息将补充实地测试结果，以全面了解国际比较方案/21对学生学习的影响。