Computer Science – Learning
Scientific paper
Dec 2006
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2006aas...209.7101m&link_type=abstract
2007 AAS/AAPT Joint Meeting, American Astronomical Society Meeting 209, #71.01; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, V
Computer Science
Learning
Scientific paper
A new kind of assignment is being used to show introductory physics students how what they're learning relates to topics of current research. Students in a new "Physics for the Life Sciences" course at the University of Michigan are asked to search several different electronically available research journals for articles which relate to topics being discussed in class. Each student is assigned a separate set of issues, so they find a wide variety of articles. During the term they are asked to extract increasingly complex information from the articles as the term progresses. At each stage, peer assessment and feedback on their work is part of the process. At the end of the term, each student creates an assignment for their peers based on one of the articles they have read. These assignments serve multiple purposes. They introduce students to the scientific literature, teach them about various aspects of research articles, show them direct connections between introductory physics and current research, and challenge them to design workable, challenging problems for their peers. Results of the first semester of the project and recommendations for future work will be discussed.
Geramita M.
McCamish Erin K.
McKay Tim
Percha E.
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