Physics – Optics
Scientific paper
Oct 1997
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1997aps..ofs...b01h&link_type=abstract
American Physical Society, Ohio Section Fall Meeting, October 10-11, 1997, abstract #B.01
Physics
Optics
Scientific paper
A Physical Science course has been taught by the Inquiry Method. In this method, which is based on Project Discovery of Ohio, the course was taught completely in a laboratory format. The couse was conducted in a cooperative learning environment. Each group of students performed a set of experiments using predescribed instructions and deduced the scientific idea by reasoning and answering a set of questions. After each set of experiments the students consulted the instructor and explained their understanding of the nature of the experiment and the reasoning for their ideas. This course was taught for Education majors only. The Education Students taking this course were not science concentration students. The topics covered in this course were: Property of Matter, Motion & Force, Temperature & Heat, Electricity & Magnetism, Light & Optics, and Astronomy. Assessment of the course indicated that the students have a solid understanding of the subject material. The average grade of students was about 0.5 points better than similar courses taught by the traditional lecture method.
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