PERC 2016 Abstract Detail Page
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| Abstract Title: | Modeling Instruction: Optics |
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| Abstract: | In this project, we developed, implemented, and evaluated a new optics unit in the Modeling Instruction – Electricity and Magnetism (MI-E&M) curriculum. The MI-E&M course is a studio-style, active learning classroom that focuses on teaching students to use models to explain, predict, describe and understand physics phenomena. As part of a larger curriculum development project, we designed classroom activities, laboratories, homework, and instructor's guides for an optics model, including the topics: properties of light, interference, diffraction, reflection, and refraction. These materials were implemented in two sections of MI-E&M at Florida International University during the Spring 2016 term. As a preliminary evaluation of the optics materials, we designed a short survey covering the topics taught, which was distributed in both sections of MI-E&M before and after the optics unit. We present an analysis of this data, including overall learning gains and an item-by-item analysis of student responses. |
| Abstract Type: | Contributed Poster Presentation |
Author/Organizer Information | |
| Primary Contact: |
John K. Pendas Florida International University 11200 SW 8th St Miami, FL 33199 Phone: 7862911541 |
| Co-Author(s) and Co-Presenter(s) |
Daryl McPadden -Florida International University Geoff Potvin -Florida International University Eric Brewe -Florida International University |
