Active-Learning Curricular Materials for Fully Interactive Physics Lectures

这个项目的目标是为物理导论课程开发和测试新的课程材料，这些材料将在大课中使用。它们是Mazur的概念测试的改编和修改，由精心排序的多选题组成，每个多选题都集中在一个特定的主题上。这些主要是概念性问题，淡化了代数操作，并被设计用于沿着课堂交流系统可用的主动学习线组织的课堂环境中。智力优势：本项目有助于开发积极学习的课程材料，用于大规模招生的物理课堂。战略排序的问题集代表了概念性测试的一种特定类型的修改和改编，这些问题集只能从首席研究员及其合作者的先前工作中大量获得。更广泛的影响：该项目的目标之一是：(1)开发基于研究的教育材料，并创建一个对教学有用的（学生反应频率）数据库；(2)研究生科研人员参与本科教学活动；(3)参与开发新方法（例如，使用互动讲座教学），以吸引服务不足的个人和团体（即女物理学生）；（四）以光碟等方式及时提供资料；(5)在不同的媒体（如网站和cd - rom）上发布，以获得广泛的受众；(6)将教与学的研究与教育活动结合起来，以便在更广泛的背景下进行交流；(7)通过提高本科物理教学的有效性来造福社会。

Physics (13) The goal of this project is to develop and test new curricular materials for the introductory physics course that are to be used in large lecture classes. They are adaptations and modifications of Mazur's ConcepTests, and consist of carefully sequenced sets of multiple-choice questions, each focused on a specific topic. These are primarily conceptual questions which downplay algebraic manipulations, and are designed to be used in the context of a class organized along active-learning lines in which a classroom communication system is available. Intellectual Merit: This project contributes to the development of active-learning curricular materials for large-enrollment physics lecture classes. The strategically sequenced question sets represent a specific type of modification and adaptation of ConcepTests that have only been available in substantial quantities from the previous work of the Principal Investigator and his collaborators. Broader Impacts: This project has among its goals (1) develop research-based educational materials and creation of a database (of student response frequencies) useful in teaching; (2) involve graduate researchers in undergraduate teaching activities; (3) participate in developing new approaches (e.g., use of interactive lecture instruction) to engage underserved individuals and groups (i.e., female physics students); (4) make data available in a timely manner by means such as CD-ROMs; (5) publish in diverse media (e.g., websites and CD-ROMs) to reach broad audiences; (6) integrate research on teaching and learning with education activities in order to communicate in a broader context, and (7) benefit society by increasing the effectiveness of undergraduate physics instruction.