大規模な物理教室での学習の改善
Louis Deslauriers1, Ellen Schelew, Carl Wieman
1Carl Wieman Science Education Initiative, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
まとめ
研究に基づく入門物理学の指導は,従来の講義と比較して,学習の2倍以上につながりました. このアプローチは,学生の出席率とエンゲージメントを高めました.
科学分野:
- 物理学教育研究 物理学教育研究
- 学習における認知心理学
背景:
- 伝統的な講義ベースの指導は,大学生物理学で一般的です.
- 認知心理学と物理教育の研究は,代替的な教育的アプローチを提供しています.
研究 の 目的:
- 研究に基づく指導の効果と,物理学の学部課程における伝統的な講義の効果を比較する.
- 学習成果,出席,およびエンゲージメントの違いを定量化するために.
主な方法:
- 物理学入門コースの2つの大きなセクション (N=267,N=271) を比較した.
- あるセクションは,経験豊富なインストラクターから3時間の伝統的な講義を受けました.
- もう1つのセクションは,訓練を受けた経験のないインストラクターから3時間の研究に基づく指導を受けました.
主要な成果:
- 研究ベースの指導グループは,従来の講義グループと比較して2倍以上の学習を実証しました.
- 学生の出席率は,研究に基づく指導のセクションで高かった.
- 学生のエンゲージメントは,研究に基づく指導セクションでも高かった.
結論:
- 認知心理学と物理教育の研究に基づく指導的アプローチは,学生の学習を大幅に改善します.
- 研究に基づく指導は,物理学入門のための伝統的な講義よりも効果的な教育戦略です.
- 根拠に基づいた教学方法を導入することで,学生のエンゲージメントと学術成果を向上させることができます.
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