Achieving Systemic Change in Physics Teaching at Leading Research Universities

实现领先研究型大学物理教学的系统性变革

• 批准号: 0636256
• 负责人: Charles Holbrow
• 金额: $ 1.5万
• 依托单位: American Association of Physics Teachers
• 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: 2006-09-01 至 2007-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0636256&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Achieving; Systemic; Change; Physics; Teaching

This project provides partial support for a conference of representatives from physics departments in research (R1) universities. The conference is to discuss ways R1 physics departments can make systemic change in their undergraduate programs. Intellectual Merit: Any attempt to change physics instruction in R1 physics departments must take into account the large size of their classes and their management and logistic challenges, the large number of faculty and teaching assistants involved in teaching these classes, the rapid turnover of instructors for these classes, the diversity of their faculty's educational outlook and skills, and the fact that instruction occurs in a milieu of intense concern for physics research. In addition, for changes to be lasting they must become embedded in the department's culture; they must be systemic and robust. Because of these distinctive features, lessons for change at R1 physics departments will come primarily from the experiences at other R1s. Therefore, it makes good sense to have a conference for R1s to discuss their experiences in changing their physics instruction and how each of them can build on others' experiences.Broader Impact: Physics departments at a number of leading research universities have made or are making significant improvements in how they teach physics. Their work is especially important because these departments have extensive resources and high visibility, and they teach large numbers of students. It is the peers of these institutions that can make the best use of information about how R1s achieve systemic change in physics teaching, about the obstacles to lasting change, and about strategies for overcoming these obstacles.

该项目为研究型（R1）大学物理系代表会议提供部分支持。 会议将讨论R1物理系如何在本科课程中进行系统性改革。智力优势：任何改变R1物理系物理教学的尝试都必须考虑到他们班级的规模及其管理和后勤挑战，参与教授这些班级的大量教师和助教，这些班级教师的快速流动，教师教育观和技能的多样性，以及教学发生在对物理研究高度关注的环境中的事实。此外，要使变革持久，变革必须植根于部门的文化之中;变革必须是系统的和有力的。由于这些独特的特征，R1物理系的变革经验将主要来自其他R1的经验。因此，为R1学生举办一次会议，讨论他们在改变物理教学方面的经验，以及他们如何借鉴他人的经验，是很有意义的。更广泛的影响：一些领先的研究型大学的物理系已经或正在对物理教学进行重大改进。他们的工作尤其重要，因为这些部门拥有广泛的资源和高知名度，他们教大量的学生。正是这些机构的同行可以充分利用有关R1如何实现物理教学的系统性变革，持久变革的障碍以及克服这些障碍的策略的信息。