Transforming Modeling Instruction: Developing Curriculum Materials for Faculty Adoption

该项目正在开发一套全面的学习材料，以便在大学力学入门课程中实施建模教学，以便使其他大学的教职员工能够采用建模教学。在过去的8年里，大学建模教学(MI-U)改变了佛罗里达国际大学(FIU)的入门物理顺序，这体现在显著提高了对概念的理解，降低了入门物理的DFW比率，并增加了对班级的好感。MI-U也是几项协调努力之一，这些努力大大增加了计划和申报的物理专业的数量。MI-U不同于入门物理的其他课程改革，因为课程内容围绕物理基本模型组织，并贯彻了明确的科学本质主题。MI-U通过复制实习科学家的建模和基于模型的推理经验，让学生成为科学家。MI-U引入了建模话语管理(MDM)，这是一套构建以学生为中心的话语的工具，对于促进以学生为中心的教学至关重要。此外，密歇根大学有证据支持这样的说法，即密歇根大学的学习环境完全支持来自历史上代表性不足的群体的学生。编写的材料包括：课堂实验和工作表，以支持模型开发、家庭作业和评估活动，以及教师实施材料(包括全面的教学指南和视频培训库)。该项目正在扩大现有的学生活动和教师笔记的集合，并将这些材料转化为适合向收养教师传播的集合。还有一个学生学习片段的视频库，以便教职员工可以轻松地设想和模拟教学方法。该项目正在开发物理入门课程第一学期的完整课程，以可编辑的格式在网上提供。当地传播的部分支持是通过HHMI FIU学院学者项目。在全国范围内的传播是通过与现有的物理改革网络建立伙伴关系，包括物理和技术经济委员会和AAPT/APS/AIP新教员讲习班，以及通过会议进行的。智力价值：智力的价值是创建可传播的学习材料，使教师能够采用和实施建模教学，已被证明建立了一个包容性的学习环境。在MI-U课程中，学生表现出更好的内容知识，更好的学习科学的态度，以及更高的成功率。这些材料借鉴了广泛的教学研究知识基础和项目组多年的实施经验。该项目还通过同行评议的研究出版物，继续推进物理教育研究的知识库。更广泛的影响：该项目的广泛影响是建立供广泛采用的建模教学材料，这些材料已被证明在为历史上代表性不足的学生群体创造支持性、包容性学习环境方面是有效的。与美国物理学会教育和多样性主任合作，这些课程材料正在AAPT-APS-AIP赞助的新教师研讨会上分发给教师。这些研讨会展示了教师实施改革后的教学实践的成功记录，因此MI-U课程材料可以接触到影响大量学生的广泛的新教师基础。

This project is developing a comprehensive set of learning materials to implement Modeling Instruction in introductory university mechanics in order to enable faculty at other universities to adopt Modeling Instruction. Modeling Instruction for Universities (MI-U) has transformed Florida International University's (FIU's) introductory physics sequence over the past 8 years, as evidenced by significantly improved conceptual understanding, a reduction of the DFW rate in introductory physics, and an increase in favorable attitudes as measured by the CLASS. MI-U is also one of several coordinated efforts that has contributed to a large increase in the number of intended and declared physics majors.MI-U is distinct from other course transformations in introductory physics because the content of the course is organized around the fundamental models in physics and implements an explicit Nature of Science theme. MI-U engages students as scientists by replicating the model-building and model-based reasoning experiences of practicing scientists. MI-U incorporates Modeling Discourse Management (MDM), which is a set of tools for structuring student-centered discourse that is essential for promoting student-centered instruction. Further, MI-U has evidence to support the claim that the MI-U learning environment is inclusively supportive of students from historically underrepresented groups. Materials developed include: in-class labs and worksheets to enable model development, homework and assessment activities, and instructor implementation materials (including a comprehensive teaching guide and video training library). The project is augmenting the existing collection of student activities and teacher notes and transforming the materials into a collection suitable for dissemination to adopting faculty. There is also a video library of student learning episodes so that faculty may easily envision and model the pedagogical approach. The project is developing the complete curriculum for the first semester of introductory physics, provided online in an editable format. Local dissemination is supported, in part, through the HHMI FIU Faculty Scholars project. National dissemination is through partnerships with established physics reform networks including PhysTEC and the AAPT/APS/AIP New Faculty Workshops, as well as through conferences. Intellectual Merit: The intellectual merit is to create dissemination-ready learning materials that enable faculty to adopt and implement Modeling Instruction that has been shown to establish an inclusive learning environment. Students in MI-U courses have shown improved content knowledge, better attitudes toward learning science, and improved success rates. These materials draw on the broad knowledge base of research on teaching and learning and many years of implementation experience by the project team. The project is also continuing to advance the knowledge base in physics education research through peer-reviewed research publications. Broader Impacts: The broad impacts of this project are to establish, for wide adoption, Modeling Instruction learning materials which have been shown to be effective at creating supportive, inclusive learning environments with historically underrepresented student groups. In partnership with the Director of Education and Diversity at the American Physical Society, the course materials are being distributed to faculty at AAPT-APS-AIP-sponsored New Faculty Workshops. These workshops have a demonstrated record of success of faculty implementing reformed teaching practices, and thus the MI-U curriculum materials can reach a broad base of new faculty impacting large numbers of students.