Computer-Based Laboratory Exercises And Research Experience In Physiology

基于计算机的实验室练习和生理学研究经验

• 批准号: 9352801
• 负责人: Clark Lindgren
• 金额: $ 4.37万
• 依托单位: Grinnell College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1993
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1993-07-15 至 1995-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9352801&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Computer; Based; Laboratory; Exercises; Research

9352801 Lindgren Over the next three years the biology department will implement a new curriculum designed to introduce students to the process of science more effectively. Courses will be shifted from content-based teaching to inquiry-based teaching, placing less emphasis on "the facts of biology" and more emphasis on "doing biology." The goal of this project is to increase both the quantity and the quality of laboratory experiences available to students in animal physiology, introductory biology, and advanced research. This will require the purchase of eight (8) physiological workstations. Each workstation will include a Macintosh IIsi computer, MacLab hardware and software, a printer, and miscellaneous physiological transducers and amplifiers. Students in Animal Physiology will use the workstations extensively to study a variety of physiological processes, such as nerve conduction, muscle contraction, and heart function. The workstations will not only increase the pedagogical effectiveness of individual laboratory exercises, but will also make it practical to introduce a significant component of independent research into this course. Students in the introductory course, Structure and Function of Organisms, will use the workstations primarily to study human physiology. As with the animal physiology course, the workstations will allow students to investigate a wide variety of questions through "hands on" experimentation. Finally, the workstations will be used to increase opportunities for students to participate in advanced research projects in neurophysiology. The MacLab system was selected on the basis of my past experience using other data acquisition systems and on the basis of a pilot test of MacLab by a student doing an independent research project at Grinnell this past summer. MacLab is ideal for use in both introductory courses and advanced courses because it is easy to operate but also possesses extensive capabilities for data acquisition, analysis, and presentation. ***y

9352801 Lindgren在接下来的三年中，生物学部将实施一门新课程，旨在将学生更有效地介绍科学过程。课程将从基于内容的教学转变为基于询问的教学，更少强调“生物学事实”，而更加强调“做生物学”。该项目的目的是提高动物生理学，入门生物学和高级研究的学生可用的实验室经验的数量和质量。这将需要购买八（8）个生理工作站。每个工作站都将包括Macintosh IISI计算机，MacLAB硬件和软件，打印机以及其他生理传感器和放大器。动物生理学的学生将广泛使用工作站来研究各种生理过程，例如神经传导，肌肉收缩和心脏功能。这些工作站不仅会提高单个实验室练习的教学效率，而且还将使其在本课程中引入独立研究的重要组成部分是实际的。介绍性课程，生物的结构和功能的学生将主要利用工作站来研究人类生理学。 与动物生理学课程一样，工作站将允许学生通过“动手”实验研究各种各样的问题。最后，工作站将用于增加学生参与神经生理学高级研究项目的机会。 MACLAB系统是根据我过去使用其他数据采集系统的过去经验选择的，并在去年夏天在Grinnell进行独立研究项目的学生对MacLab进行了试点测试。 MacLab非常适合在入门课程和高级课程中使用，因为它易于操作，但也具有广泛的数据获取，分析和演示的功能。 *** y