Collaborative Research: Fostering integration of computational practices into physics courses - A local communities approach

协作研究：促进计算实践与物理课程的整合——当地社区的方法

• 批准号: 1505180
• 负责人: Marie Lopez del Puerto
• 金额: $ 4.06万
• 依托单位: University of St. Thomas
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2015-09-15 至 2018-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1505180&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; Fostering; integration; computational

Studies have for a long time documented the need to introduce computational physics into the undergraduate curriculum. The future workforce needs to be computationally competent-in thinking as well as in skills and practice. This project is a response to the need and proposes exploration into a new change model using a research-based Framework. The Framework - a structure and a research strategy for introducing computation into undergraduate physics was born in 2006 and developed by the Partnership for Integration of Computation into Undergraduate Physics (PICUP). The purpose of this collaborative research exploration is to design and test an adaptation of the Framework that is effective and sustainable and that can be scaled up by replication. It is a proof of concept study centered on this project's attempt at significant curricular reform through faculty development starting at the grass roots. The research-based PICUP Framework is used in a local approach at a sectional meeting of the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) followed by extensive collaborative development work among participating faculty. Research-based faculty development is implemented at regional sites and is scaled up by replication in any of the 47 AAPT sections. Central to the evaluation plan is assessing how this novel approach helps a computational community to develop. An experienced evaluator is developing metrics to measure progress.

长期以来，研究已经证明了将计算物理引入本科课程的必要性。 未来的劳动力需要有计算能力，不仅要有思维能力，还要有技能和实践能力。本项目是对这一需求的回应，并提出了使用基于研究的框架探索新的变革模式。 框架-将计算引入本科物理学的结构和研究策略诞生于2006年，由计算整合到本科物理学伙伴关系（PICUP）开发。这一合作研究探索的目的是设计和测试对《框架》的有效和可持续的调整，并可通过复制扩大规模。这是一个概念研究的证明，围绕着这个项目的尝试，通过从基层开始的教师发展重大的课程改革。 以研究为基础的PICUP框架在美国物理教师协会（AAPT）的分区会议上采用本地方法，然后在参与教师之间进行广泛的协作开发工作。 以研究为基础的教师发展是在区域网站实施，并通过复制在任何47 AAPT部分扩大。 评估计划的核心是评估这种新方法如何帮助计算社区发展。 一位有经验的评估人员正在制定衡量进展的标准。