SPIRAL Physics Active Learning Workbooks

越来越多的证据表明，传统的物理入门课程在提高学生对物理的概念理解和解决问题的能力方面是无效的，因此，在过去的几年里，门罗社区学院（MCC）开发了一系列练习册，SPIRALPhysics，以取代标准的物理入门课程。这些练习册是为在积极的学习环境中使用而设计的，它安排主题，使学生在较长的时间间隔内反复接触概念，每次都增加复杂性。工作簿广泛使用可选问题类型，例如排序任务、无目标问题陈述和关键分析任务。本项目建议扩充和修改练习册，使其成为其他机构传统物理教学更具吸引力和可行性的替代方案。除了扩充的工作手册系列所提供的更大的灵活性外，还将开发辅助材料，包括教员指南、学生指南和教科书，作为项目的一部分。在一个由两年制大学物理界和物理教育研究界组成的咨询委员会的监督下，工作手册和辅助材料的修订将在整个项目期间持续进行。该项目还特别重视高级技术教育（ATE）项目的社区大学生，以确保他们有机会使用螺旋笔记本学习。

In response to increasing evidence as to the ineffectiveness of the traditional introductory physics course at improving students' conceptual understanding of physics and problem-solving ability, a series of workbooks, SPIRALPhysics, have been developed and used in place of a standard textbook in the introductory physics course sequence at Monroe Community College (MCC) for the past several years. These workbooks, designed for use in an active learning environment, arrange topics such that students receive repeated exposure to concepts over an extended time interval, each time with an incremental increase in complexity. The workbooks make extensive use of alternative problem types, such as ranking tasks, goal-less problem statements, and critical analysis tasks. This project proposes the expansion and modification of the workbooks to make them a more attractive and viable alternative to traditional physics instruction at other institutions. In addition to the increased flexibility afforded by an expanded workbook series, support materials, including an instructor guide, student guide, and textbook, will be developed as part of the project. Revision of the workbooks and support materials will continue throughout the length of the project, under the supervision of an advisory committee drawn from both the two-year college physics community and the physics education research community. The project also gives special emphasis to community college students in Advanced Technological Education (ATE) programs to ensure that they are provided learning opportunities using the spiral notebooks.