Modeling Success: Building Community for Reform

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written by Melissa H. Dancy, Eric Brewe, and Charles R. Henderson

Dissemination of the Modeling Method of physics instruction to high school teachers has been considerably more successful than typical dissemination efforts in science education. In order to learn from this success, we interviewed five leaders of the Modeling Project. Based on these interviews, along with other information about the project, our preliminary findings suggest that the Modeling Project differed from standard dissemination efforts in several key ways that are likely related to its success. Specifically, the Modeling Project placed primary importance on the building of community. This emphasis on building community manifested itself in nonstandard community-based curriculum development and dissemination activities.

Physics Education Research Conference 2007
Part of the PER Conference series
Greensboro, NC: August 1-2, 2007
Volume 951, Pages 77-80

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Published: November 12, 2007

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Education - Applied Research - Active Learning = Modeling - Curriculum Development = Course	- High School	- Reference Material = Research study

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DOI:: 10.1063/1.2820951
PACS:: 01.40.Fk 01.40.J- 01.40.Ha 01.50.-i
Keywords:: Modeling Project, PERC 2007, community building, curriculum development, dissemination, education, educational courses, modelling, physics, teacher training
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Record Updated:: July 16, 2013 by Lyle Barbato
Last Update when Cataloged:: November 12, 2007

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Dancy, M, E. Brewe, and C. Henderson. "Modeling Success: Building Community for Reform." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2007, Greensboro, NC, August 1-2, 2007. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=9052&DocID=1983 (accessed 6 December 2024).

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