Implementation of an Active Learning Pedagogy into the General Physics Curriculum at Towson University

在陶森大学普通物理课程中实施主动学习教学法

• 批准号: 0127028
• 负责人: David Schaefer
• 金额: $ 3.05万
• 依托单位: Towson University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2002
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2002-06-01 至 2004-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0127028&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Implementation; Active; Learning; Pedagogy; into

Physics (13) The Physics Department at Towson University is restructuring the calculusbased general physics courses in order to a) provide a more effective learningenvironment for the students, b) provide appropriate course content in the servicecourses, c) increase the retention of declared physics majors in the general physicscourses, and d) teach the general physics courses in such a manner so as to recruitadditional students. This is accomplished by offering two sequences of calculusbased general physics; one acts as a service course to other science disciplines, andthe other is an Honors Physics course. The Honors Physics sequence not onlyhas students from the Honors College enrolled, but all declared physics majors takethe course. Placing the physics majors in a classwith highly motivated, interested students such as from the honors college helps toincrease the retention rate of the majors. Additionally, this low enrollment course istaught using adaptation of Workshop Physics techniques. This highly interactive, active learningenvironment has been demonstrated to be a more effective method of teaching physicsthan traditional lectures, and students are expected to retain their enthusiasmand interest in physics. Additionally, by separating the physics majors from the presentcalculus based general physics courses, the department can modify the content of the coursesto suit the needs of the other science disciplines. Equipment is being usedin both the Workshop Physics honors course and the regular general physic course. In theregular general physics course, the equipment allows the faculty toexplore implementation of a calculus-based version of Realtime physics.

物理（13）陶森大学物理系正在重组以微积分为基础的普通物理课程，以便a）为学生提供更有效的学习环境，B）在服务课程中提供适当的课程内容，c）增加普通物理课程中申报的物理专业的保留率，以及d）以招收更多学生的方式教授普通物理课程。这是通过提供两个序列的calculusbased普通物理;一个作为服务过程中，其他科学学科，另一个是荣誉物理课程。荣誉物理课程不仅有荣誉学院的学生参加，而且所有宣布的物理专业的学生都参加了这门课程。把物理专业的学生安排在一个有着高度积极性和兴趣的班级里，比如荣誉学院的学生，有助于提高该专业的留存率。此外，这门低入学率的课程采用了车间物理技术的改编。这种高度互动、活跃的学习环境已被证明是一种比传统讲座更有效的物理教学方法，学生有望保持对物理的热情和兴趣。此外，通过将物理专业从目前基于微积分的普通物理课程中分离出来，该部门可以修改课程内容，以适应其他科学学科的需要。设备正在使用的车间物理荣誉课程和常规的一般课程。在常规的普通物理课程中，该设备允许教师探索基于微积分的实时物理版本的实现。