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Tiêu đề
An implementation of physics by inquiry in a large-enrollment class
Tác giả
Scherr R.E.
Năm xuất bản
2003
Source title
Physics Teacher
Số trích dẫn
14
DOI
10.1119/1.1542051
Liên kết
Tóm tắt
As physics instructors, we enjoy access to a variety of powerful instructional materials. Among them are classroom-tested inquirybased laboratory curricula such as Physics by Inquiry1 and Workshop Physics.2 Unfortunately, such materials are often tested in conditions unattainable in introductory physics courses. In particular, the recommended instructor-student ratio tends to be larger than we can afford. This article describes an implementation of Physics by Inquiry in a liberal-arts physics class with 70 students and one instructor. I discuss the choices I made with the materials under these circumstances, describe the challenges that arose, and offer evidence that the course was fairly successful. Examples such as this one show that proven instructional materials can be put to good use even in circumstances that fall outside the tested conditions.
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Tài liệu tham khảo
McDermott L.C., the PER Group at the University of Washington, Physics by Inquiry, 1-2, (1996); Laws P.W., Workshop Physics, pp. 1-4, (1996); McDermott L.C., Shaffer P.S., Constantinou C.P., Preparing teachers to teach physics and physical science by inquiry,, Phys. Educ., 35, 6; McDermott L.C., A perspective on teacher preparation in physics and other sciences: The need for special science courses for teachers,, Am. J. Phys., 58, pp. 734-742, (1990); In future years, I would have been able to recruit peer instructors from among students who had taken the course.; Loverude M.E., Kautz C.H., Heron P.R.L., Helping students develop a functional understanding of Archimedes' principle, Part I: Research on student understanding,, accepted for publication in Am. J. Phys.,, (2000); The Oil Displacement question and the associated data are from personal communication with P.R.L. Heron, University of Washington, (2000); Wittmann M.C., On the dissemination of a proven curriculum: RealTime Physics and Interactive Lecture Demonstrations,, submitted to Am. J. Phys., (2002)
Nơi xuất bản
American Institute of Physics Inc.
Hình thức xuất bản
Article
Open Access
Nguồn
Scopus