Student Oriented Science: Curricula, Techniques and Computer Tools for Interactive Learning

以学生为导向的项目是提高入门科学 1）开发新的微机实验室 (MBL)在许多学科中有用的工具，2）开发， 支持、传播和评估互动 介绍性的物理材料的类型开发的 塔夫茨大学的科学思维工具项目， 在迪金森学院的物理工作坊项目中。 工作 正在扩展到广泛的学习环境中， 高校 这些材料的灵活性允许 学院和大学逐步引入变革， 他们教的方式。 该项目正在广泛测试 个人学习模块和全部课程， 美国塔夫茨大学狄金森学院物理学家 俄勒冈州，爱达荷州的博伊西州立大学，马斯京根学院， 俄亥俄州，罗格斯大学，华盛顿大学， 等人 将考虑的几项标准 对材料的评价包括学生对 科学、科学素养水平和概念学习 收益. 正在生产的材料， 准备不足和科学焦虑的学生和非科学 以及科学专业的学生。

The Student-Oriented project is improving introductory science coerces by 1) developing new microcomputer-based laboratory (MBL) tools useful in a number of disciplines, 2) developing, supporting, disseminating, and evaluating interactive introductory physics materials of the type developed in the Tools for Scientific Thinking project at Tufts University and in the Workshop Physics program at Dickinson College. The work is being extended to the learning environments found at large universities. The flexibility of these materials allows colleges and universities to incrementally introduce changes in the way they teach. The project is extensively testing both individual learning modules and total curricula by working with physicists from Dickinson College, Tufts University, University of Oregon, Boise State University in Idaho, Muskingum College, Ohio State, Rutgers University, the University of Washington, and others. Several criteria which will be considered in the evaluation of the materials include student attitudes toward science, level of scientific literacy, and conceptual learning gains. Materials are being produced that work well with underprepared and science-anxious students and with non-science as well as science majors.