Development of Research-Based Tools for Teaching Quantum Mechanics

开发基于研究的量子力学教学工具

• 批准号: 1202909
• 负责人: Chandralekha Singh
• 金额: $ 41.07万
• 依托单位: University of Pittsburgh
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-07-01 至 2016-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1202909&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Development; Research; Based; Tools; Teaching

This award supports the continued development, assessment, and dissemination of Quantum Interactive Learning Tutorials (QuILT) and peer-instruction tools for advanced undergraduate courses. QuILTs and peer instruction tools are based upon a field-tested cognitive-apprenticeship model of learning and emphasize modeling, coaching, and scaffolding. The following features make them particularly suited for the challenging task of teaching quantum physics: (1) They are based upon research in physics education and pay particular attention to cognitive issues. (2) They consistently keep students actively engaged in the learning process by asking them to predict what should happen in a particular situation and then providing appropriate feedback. (3) They employ visualization tools to help students build physical intuition about quantum processes. (4) They attempt to bridge the gap between the abstract quantitative formalism of quantum mechanics and the qualitative understanding necessary to explain and predict diverse physical phenomena. (5) They are based on systematic investigations of difficulties students have in learning various concepts in quantum physics. (6) Many of the tools can be used in class by the instructors as supplements to lectures or outside of the class as homework or as self-study tool by students. (7) They consist of self-sufficient modular units that can be used in any order that is convenient. To aid instructors, the concept-based and problem-based QuILTs and peer-instruction tools will be keyed with most of the common textbooks.

该奖项支持继续开发，评估和传播量子互动学习教程（QuILT）和高级本科课程的同伴教学工具。QuILT和同伴指导工具是基于实地测试的认知学徒学习模型，并强调建模，辅导和脚手架。以下特点使它们特别适合于具有挑战性的量子物理教学任务：（1）它们以物理教育研究为基础，特别关注认知问题。(2)他们始终让学生积极参与学习过程，要求他们预测在特定情况下会发生什么，然后提供适当的反馈。(3)他们使用可视化工具来帮助学生建立关于量子过程的物理直觉。(4)他们试图弥合量子力学的抽象定量形式主义与解释和预测各种物理现象所必需的定性理解之间的差距。(5)它们基于对学生在学习量子物理学中各种概念时遇到的困难的系统调查。(6)许多工具可以在课堂上使用的教师作为补充讲座或课外作业或作为自学工具的学生。(7)它们由自给自足的模块化单元组成，可以以任何方便的顺序使用。为了帮助教师，基于概念和基于问题的QuILT和同伴教学工具将与大多数常见的教科书相结合。