Paradigms in Physics: Multiple Entry Points

物理学范式：多个入口点

• 批准号: 0618877
• 负责人: David McIntyre
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Oregon State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2006
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2006-09-15 至 2011-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0618877&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Paradigms; Physics; Multiple; Entry; Points

Physics (13) Intellectual Merit: This project merges and expands two efforts: The Paradigms in Physics Project, a complete redesign of the upper-level physics major, and the Vector Calculus Bridge Project, an effort to "bridge the gap" between the mathematics and physics of vector calculus. The merged project is run by an established team, with two new members in education research, appropriate to its expanded role. The primary thrust of the project is to design materials that provide multiple entry points to these successful curricula, aimed not only at encouraging full adoption of all 18 redesigned courses, but also at supporting faculty teaching more traditional courses who may wish to experiment with one or more pieces, whether a single activity or an entire course. Four main strands have been identified:1. New content: The PIs are developing new materials for textbooks for quantum mechanics and for vector calculus, emphasizing their innovative approach to these topics, while encouraging, but not requiring, the use of active engagement. 2. Case studies: The PIs are expanding their existing websites to provide the information necessary for successful adoption of one or more of their activities, showing how to combine lectures and active engagement in a coherent way.3. Community of scholars: The PIs are hosting a small number of visitors who are immersed in, and contribute to, the entire Paradigms package.4. Education Research: The PIs are doing research into students' ability to reason harmonically and metacognitively, and how these skills are affected by their materials.Broader Impact: In addition to the impact on students, faculty, TAs, and visitors directly involved in the project, the primary goal of this project is to make the materials and techniques available to as wide an audience as possible. Broad impacts are expected as a formal part of the project, but also in other ways, due to the use of multiple forms of dissemination. The textbooks can be used by many students and faculty beyond the immediate adopters of the Paradigms program. The case studies on the website can be used for training TAs and other teachers. Visitors can infuse the Paradigms vision with unexpected insights and knowledge that will spin off in new directions. The information gained by this research into student learning is being made available to the entire education research community.

物理学（13）智力优点：该项目合并并扩大了两种努力：物理项目的范例，上层物理专业的完整重新设计和矢量计算桥项目，这是为了“弥合数学和矢量计算物理学之间的差距”的努力。合并的项目由一个成熟的团队运营，其中有两个新的教育研究成员，适合其扩大角色。该项目的主要目的是设计为这些成功的课程提供多个入口点的材料，不仅旨在鼓励全部18种重新设计的课程，而且还旨在支持教授更多传统课程的教师，这些课程可能希望尝试一项或多项课程，无论是一门活动还是整个课程。已经确定了四个主要链：1。新内容：PI正在为量子力学和矢量演算的教科书开发新材料，强调了他们对这些主题的创新方法，同时鼓励但不需要使用积极参与。 2。案例研究：PIS正在扩大其现有网站，以提供成功采用一项或多项活动所必需的信息，显示如何以连贯的方式结合讲座和积极参与。3。学者社区：PIS主持了少数沉浸在整个范式方面的访客，并为整个范式包装贡献4。教育研究：PI正在对学生进行和谐，元认知推理的能力进行研究，以及这些技能如何受到其材料的影响。BRODER的影响：除了对该项目直接参与该项目的学生，教职员工，TAS和访客的影响外，该项目的主要目标还可以使材料和技术尽可能地吸引材料和技术。由于使用了多种形式的传播，预计将作为项目的正式组成部分，但也以其他方式预计会产生广泛的影响。 这些教科书可以被许多学生和教师使用，除了范式计划的直接采用者之外。网站上的案例研究可用于培训TAS和其他老师。访客可以将范式视野注入意外的见解和知识，这些见解和知识将在新的方向上脱颖而出。这项对学生学习的研究获得的信息已提供给整个教育研究社区。