Paradigms in Physics: Multiple Entry Points

物理（13）智力优势：该项目合并并扩展了两个项目：物理范式项目，一个对高级物理专业的完全重新设计，以及矢量微积分桥梁项目，一个在矢量微积分的数学和物理之间“弥合差距”的努力。合并后的项目由一个已成立的团队管理，其中有两名教育研究方面的新成员，这与该团队扩大的角色相适应。该项目的主要目的是设计材料，为这些成功的课程提供多个切入点，不仅旨在鼓励所有18个重新设计的课程的全面采用，而且还支持教师教授更传统的课程，他们可能希望尝试一个或多个部分，无论是单个活动还是整个课程。已经确定了四个主要方面：1。新内容：pi正在开发量子力学和矢量微积分教科书的新材料，强调他们对这些主题的创新方法，同时鼓励（但不要求）使用积极参与。2. 案例研究：pi正在扩展其现有网站，以提供成功采用一项或多项活动所需的信息，展示如何以连贯的方式将讲座和积极参与结合起来。学者社区：pi正在接待少数沉浸在整个范式包中并为之做出贡献的访客。教育研究：pi正在研究学生的和谐推理和元认知能力，以及这些技能如何受到教材的影响。更广泛的影响：除了对直接参与项目的学生、教师、助教和访问者的影响外，这个项目的主要目标是使材料和技术尽可能广泛地为受众所使用。作为项目的正式组成部分，预计会产生广泛的影响，但由于使用了多种传播形式，也会以其他方式产生广泛的影响。教科书可以被许多学生和教师使用，而不是直接采用范式计划。网站上的案例研究可用于培训助教和其他教师。参观者可以将意想不到的见解和知识注入范式的视野，这些见解和知识将在新的方向上衍生出来。这项关于学生学习的研究所获得的信息正在向整个教育研究界提供。

Physics (13) Intellectual Merit: This project merges and expands two efforts: The Paradigms in Physics Project, a complete redesign of the upper-level physics major, and the Vector Calculus Bridge Project, an effort to "bridge the gap" between the mathematics and physics of vector calculus. The merged project is run by an established team, with two new members in education research, appropriate to its expanded role. The primary thrust of the project is to design materials that provide multiple entry points to these successful curricula, aimed not only at encouraging full adoption of all 18 redesigned courses, but also at supporting faculty teaching more traditional courses who may wish to experiment with one or more pieces, whether a single activity or an entire course. Four main strands have been identified:1. New content: The PIs are developing new materials for textbooks for quantum mechanics and for vector calculus, emphasizing their innovative approach to these topics, while encouraging, but not requiring, the use of active engagement. 2. Case studies: The PIs are expanding their existing websites to provide the information necessary for successful adoption of one or more of their activities, showing how to combine lectures and active engagement in a coherent way.3. Community of scholars: The PIs are hosting a small number of visitors who are immersed in, and contribute to, the entire Paradigms package.4. Education Research: The PIs are doing research into students' ability to reason harmonically and metacognitively, and how these skills are affected by their materials.Broader Impact: In addition to the impact on students, faculty, TAs, and visitors directly involved in the project, the primary goal of this project is to make the materials and techniques available to as wide an audience as possible. Broad impacts are expected as a formal part of the project, but also in other ways, due to the use of multiple forms of dissemination. The textbooks can be used by many students and faculty beyond the immediate adopters of the Paradigms program. The case studies on the website can be used for training TAs and other teachers. Visitors can infuse the Paradigms vision with unexpected insights and knowledge that will spin off in new directions. The information gained by this research into student learning is being made available to the entire education research community.