The role of laboratory work in improving physics teaching and learning /

The role of laboratory work in improving physics teaching and learning /

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Imprint:Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2018.
Description:1 online resource (xi, 278 pages)
Language:English
Subject:
Physics -- Study and teaching.
Physics -- Experiments.
Physics -- Experiments.
Physics -- Study and teaching.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11737428
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Other authors / contributors:Sokołowska, Dagmara, editor.
Michelini, Marisa, editor.
ISBN:9783319961842
3319961845
9783319961835
3319961837
Notes:Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed November 15, 2018).
Summary:This book explores in detail the role of laboratory work in physics teaching and learning. Compelling recent research work is presented on the value of experimentation in the learning process, with description of important research-based proposals on how to achieve improvements in both teaching and learning. The book comprises a rigorously chosen selection of papers from a conference organized by the International Research Group on Physics Teaching (GIREP), an organization that promotes enhancement of the quality of physics teaching and learning at all educational levels and in all contexts. The topics covered are wide ranging. Examples include the roles of open inquiry experiments and advanced lab experiments, the value of computer modeling in physics teaching, the use of web-based interactive video activities and smartphones in the lab, the effectiveness of low-cost experiments, and assessment for learning through experimentation. The presented research-based proposals will be of interest to all who seek to improve physics teaching and learning.
Other form:Print version: Role of laboratory work in improving physics teaching and learning. Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2018 3319961837 9783319961835
Standard no.:10.1007/978-3-319-96184-2
Table of Contents:
  • Intro; Preface; Contents; Part I: Background Aspects; Chapter 1: Empowering the Engines of Knowing and Creativity: Learning From Experiments; The Inquiry Cycle: Orchestrating the Productive Interplay of Complementary Modes of Knowing; Hands-On Nanoscience: Imaging and Imagining Atoms; Deconstructing an Icon of Nanoscience: A Classical Quantum Corral Model; Transcending Limits: Tool-Driven Innovation and Conceptual Development; Roads to Reality: Promoting Knowledge by Reflecting Toy Models and Analogies; References; Chapter 2: Labs in Building a Modern Physics Way of Thinking
  • Introduction: Our Research Based Approach to Modern Physics in Secondary SchoolThe Labs in Modern Physics; EAPL Lab; CLOE Labs; CLOE-ISLE Labs; EEL Lab: Extended Explorative Lab; PSL Lab; TML Lab; ICT Based Lab; RTL; CSL; CML; IEL; RLS; Case Studies; Diffraction as Case Study of EAPL; The Foundation of Theoretical Thinking in Quantum Mechanics as a IEL Case Study; Conclusions; References; Chapter 3: The Impact and Promise of Open-Source Computational Material for Physics Teaching; Introduction; Open-Source Material; AAPT-ComPADRE Digital Library; Computer-Based Modeling
  • Open Source Physics CollectionTracker; Easy Java/JavaScript Simulations (EJS); Community Tools and Books; Lessons Learned; References; Chapter 4: Research Validated Distance Learning Labs for Introductory Physics Using IOLab; Introduction; IOLab; RealTime Physics: Active Learning Labs; The IOLab/RealTime Physics Distance Learning Lab Project; Example of an RTP Activity Adapted to IOLab and Lesson Player; Progress of the IOLab DL Lab Project; Conceptual Learning Assessment with the FMCE; Conclusions; References; Chapter 5: The Value of Solving Experimental Problems in Groups; Introduction
  • The Experimental ProblemStudents ́Performance; Assessments; Discussion; Conclusion; References; Chapter 6: Formative Assessment in Physics Teaching and Learning; Introduction; Formative Assessment: What Does It Involve and What Do We Know About Its Potential Effectiveness?; Illustrating Formative Assessment in Context: The Case of the Energy Conservation Principle; Collecting Evidence of Students ́Current State of Learning; Processing Assessment Information to Diagnose the Current State of Students ́Learning; Acting on the Interpretation of Assessment Information to Promote Students ́Learning
  • Making Instructional Decisions to Align Teaching with Students ́Actual Needs and ResourcesOffering Students Feedback for Next Steps in Their Learning Pathway; Concluding Remarks; References; Part II: Experimental Lab; Chapter 7: Integrating NOS in LAB Work; Introduction; Effectiveness of Practical Activities in Current Secondary Education; Practical Work Aiming at Alternative Goals; Replication: An Alternative Instructional Design for Practical Work; The Implementation of `Replication;́ Results and Discussion; Conclusion; References

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