Flexible Physics Instruction in an Integrated Lecture/Lab Environment

综合讲座/实验室环境中灵活的物理教学

• 批准号: 0633583
• 负责人: Philip Young
• 金额: $ 20万
• 依托单位: University of Wisconsin-Platteville
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2007
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2007-08-01 至 2012-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0633583&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Flexible; Physics; Instruction; Integrated; Lecture

Physics (13) Both University of Wisconsin - Platteville and Madison Area Technical College are teaching all their introductory physics classes in integrated lecture/lab classrooms. In the lecture/lab classrooms instructors can combine lecture, interactive learning, and laboratory experiences all within a single class period. Between the two institutions, at least 12 instructors with a wide range of teaching styles are teaching introductory physics in an integrated lecture/lab environment. This project consists of four activities: (1) the development of hands-on instructional materials, (2) faculty training, (3) the purchase of laboratory equipment, and (4) assessment of student learning and attitudes and faculty teaching styles and attitudes. Existing hands-on learning materials and laboratory exercises are being adapted to the equipment available at the two institutions. Training in proven interactive and active learning methods is being provided for all the faculty at both institutions. Both institutions are purchasing new lab equipment. Finally, the assessments provide valuable insights into the effectiveness of different teaching styles within an integrated lecture/lab environment. Intellectual Merit: Physics education researchers have shown that student learning improves when interactive and hands-on activities are introduced into the physics classroom, even in classrooms with enrollments around 50 students. The integrated lecture/lab approach used here is similar to the approach used at several universities, in particular North Carolina State University. The primary goal of switching to lecture/lab classrooms at UWP is to provide more effective physics instruction through increased use of active-learning instructional methods. Broader Impact: This project impacts students, faculty, and the physics education community. The physics students at both institutions benefit from interactive and hands-on activities introduced into the integrated lecture/lab classrooms. The faculty benefit from the hands-on instructional materials and the training in active-learning methods. Finally, the physics education community benefits. The correlation studies between student learning and teaching styles are an extension to physics education research into the effects of teaching styles on student learning in an integrated lecture/lab environment. Other universities, colleges, and technical schools considering a switch to a lecture/lab environment can benefit from the experiences in this project.

物理（13）威斯康星大学 - 普拉特维尔和麦迪逊地区技术学院都在综合讲座/实验室教室中教授所有入门物理课程。在讲座/实验室教室中，讲师可以在单个课程中结合演讲，互动学习和实验室体验。在这两个机构之间，至少有12位具有广泛教学风格的讲师在综合的讲座/实验室环境中教授物理学。 该项目包括四个活动：（1）开发动手教学材料，（2）教师培训，（3）购买实验室设备，以及（4）评估学生学习，态度以及教师教学风格和态度。现有的动手学习材料和实验室练习正在适应这两个机构可用的设备。在这两个机构的所有教师中都提供了经过验证的互动和主动学习方法的培训。这两个机构都在购买新的实验室设备。最后，评估为在集成的讲座/实验室环境中不同教学风格的有效性提供了宝贵的见解。知识分子的优点：物理教育研究人员已经表明，当互动和动手活动被引入物理课堂时，即使在有大约50名学生的教室中，学生的学习会有所改善。这里使用的综合讲座/实验室方法类似于几所大学，尤其是北卡罗来纳州立大学使用的方法。在UWP上切换到讲座/实验室教室的主要目标是通过增加使用活跃学习的教学方法来提供更有效的物理教学。更广泛的影响：该项目影响学生，教职员工和物理教育社区。两家机构的物理学生都受益于引入综合讲座/实验室教室的互动和动手活动。该教师受益于动手教学材料和主动学习方法的培训。最后，物理教育社区受益。学生学习和教学风格之间的相关研究是对教学风格对综合讲座/实验室环境中学生学习影响的物理教育研究的扩展。考虑改用讲座/实验室环境的其他大学，学院和技术学校可以从该项目的经验中受益。