Investigative science learning environment : when learning physics mirrors doing physics / Eugenia Etkina, David T. Brookes, Gorazd Planinsic.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Etkina, Eugenia, author.

Brookes, David T., author.

Planinšič, G. (Gorazd), author.

Contributor:

Morgan & Claypool Publishers, publisher.

Institute of Physics (Great Britain), publisher.

Series:

IOP (Series). Release 6.

IOP concise physics

[IOP release 6]

IOP concise physics, 2053-2571

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Physics--Study and teaching.

Physics.

Curriculum planning.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (various pagings) : illustrations (some color).

Distribution:

Bristol [England] (Temple Circus, Temple Way, Bristol BS1 6HG, UK) : IOP Publishing, [2019]

Other Title:

When learning physics mirrors doing physics.

Place of Publication:

San Rafael [California] (40 Oak Drive, San Rafael, CA, 94903, USA) : Morgan & Claypool Publishers, [2019]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader, EPUB reader, or Kindle reader.

text file

Biography/History:

Eugenia Etkina is a Distinguished Professor at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. She holds a PhD in physics education from Moscow State Pedagogical University and has more than 35 years of experience teaching physics. Professor Etkina designed and now coordinates one of the largest programs in physics teacher preparation in the United States, conducts professional development for high school and university physics instructors, and participates in reforms to the undergraduate physics courses. In 1993 she developed a system in which students learn physics using processes that mirror scientific practice, Investigative Science Learning Environment (ISLE), which is described in this book. She is the lead author of the textbook College Physics: Explore and Apply and the Active Learning Guide. Professor Etkina has conducted over 130 workshops for physics instructors, and published over 100 peer-refereed articles. David T. Brookes is an Associate Professor of Physics at California State University, Chico. He has over 20 years of experience teaching physics at college level as both a graduate student teaching assistant, and as a professor. As a teacher, Prof. Brookes continuously experiments with implementing ISLE in a studio-like setting, reading extensively in educational research and thinking about how to implement those research findings in a practical way in the classroom. Gorazd Planinsic is a Professor of Physics at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. He has a PhD in physics from the University of Ljubljana. Professor Planinsic is co-author of more than 20 popular science articles, and a co-author of College Physics: Explore and Apply and the Active Learning Guide. He is a recipient of the GIREP medal for his contributions in Physics Education and he is a fellow of IOP.

Summary:

The goal of this book is to introduce a reader to a new philosophy of teaching and learning physics--Investigative Science Learning Environment, or ISLE (pronounced as a small island). ISLE is an example of an "intentional" approach to curriculum design and learning activities (MacMillan and Garrison 1988 A Logical Theory of Teaching: Erotetics and Intentionality). Intentionality means that the process through which the learning occurs is as crucial for learning as the final outcome or learned content. In ISLE, the process through which students learn mirrors the practice of physics.

Contents:

1. Introduction

1.1. ISLE and interactive teaching methods

1.2. Example of an ISLE process

1.3. Elements of the ISLE process and their logical connections

1.4. Interlude : when inquiry fails : the need for a framework of epistemic practices

2. Examples of ISLE-based learning of traditional physics topics and examples of ISLE-based physics problems

2.1. Student learning of traditional topics

2.2. Developing mathematical relations

2.3. Problem solving

2.4. Role of the textbook

2.5. Interlude : the tyranny of coverage

3. Justifying elements of the ISLE learning system

3.1. How people learn?

3.2. Learning is a social process

3.3. Developing confidence and growth mindset

3.4. What do students need for success in their future lives and for success in the science workplace?

3.5. Interlude : learning is hard, you're going to be uncomfortable in here

4. Scientific abilities

4.1. Defining scientific abilities

4.2. Fine-tuning scientific abilities and devising rubrics to assess them

5. Assessment

5.1. Interlude : experiments with assessment

6. How ISLE affects teachers and researchers

7. Summary and tips for those who wish to implement ISLE

7.1. ISLE from the instructor and student perspective

7.2. Organizing ISLE-based courses

7.3. ISLE itself is not a guarantee for motivation

7.4. Unit breakdown in a large enrollment course

7.5. Frequently asked questions

7.6. Summary

7.7. List of additional resources for ISLE-based activities.

Notes:

"Version: 20191101"--Title page verso.

"A Morgan & Claypool publication as part of IOP Concise Physics"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references.

Title from PDF title page (viewed on December 9, 2019).

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9781643277806

9781643277783

OCLC:

1130295070

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.