Development of a Model Set of Engineering Course Materials Using Java

使用 Java 开发工程课程材料模型集

• 批准号: 9752311
• 负责人: William Devenport
• 金额: $ 18万
• 依托单位: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1998
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1998-02-01 至 2001-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9752311&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Development; Model; Set; Engineering; Course

The objective of this proposal is the development of a series of novel computer-based instructional units in key areas of engineering mechanics that serve as a national model for the development of similar materials throughout engineering and science. The units are centered on instructional programs written in the universally compatible Java programming language, and are made available to all engineering students and educators over the World Wide Web. They are focused, self-contained and independent so that they can be easily integrated into a broad range of engineering courses and curricula. The units are designed to have a significant impact on engineering students, providing them additional materials that promote their understanding of central concepts over a medium that allows independent learning at an individual pace from anywhere in the world. A broadly advertised site on the World Wide Web will contain these peer-reviewed instructional units and similar reviewed materials developed by others. Stimulating the development of similar materials by other instructors is a crucial goal to be accomplished by direct contact with educators at Virginia Tech and its many sister institutions as well as by providing supplementary information over the Web and through scholarly publications and meetings. Evaluation of the educational effectiveness of the units is an integral part of the project. Formative evaluation are used to improve and modify the units based on the responses of users. Both quantitative and qualitative evaluations are performed to assess the effectiveness of the units in terms of the cognitive gains of students who use them.

该提案的目标是在工程力学的关键领域开发一系列新颖的基于计算机的教学单元，作为整个工程和科学领域类似材料开发的国家模型。这些单元以用通用兼容的 Java 编程语言编写的教学程序为中心，并通过万维网向所有工程专业的学生和教育工作者提供。它们专注、独立且独立，因此可以轻松融入广泛的工程课程和课程中。这些单元旨在对工程专业的学生产生重大影响，为他们提供额外的材料，促进他们通过媒介对中心概念的理解，从而允许在世界任何地方以个人节奏进行独立学习。 万维网上广泛宣传的网站将包含这些经过同行评审的教学单元和其他人开发的类似评审材料。促进其他教师开发类似材料是一个重要目标，需要通过与弗吉尼亚理工大学及其许多姐妹机构的教育工作者直接联系以及通过网络和学术出版物和会议提供补充信息来实现。 评估各单位的教育效果是该项目的一个组成部分。形成性评估用于根据用户的反馈改进和修改单元。进行定量和定性评估，以评估这些单元在使用这些单元的学生的认知收益方面的有效性。