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- Que características fazem com que estas ferramentas de aprendizagem sejam eficazes e porquê;
- Como envolver os alunos e como levá-los a interagir com essas ferramentas para aprender, e o que influencia esse processo;
- Quando, como e porque essas ferramentas são eficaz em uma variedade de ambientes de aprendizagem
Bransford, J.D., Brown, A. L. And Cocking, R. R. (2000). How People Learn, Brain, Mind, Experience, and School. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press
Investigar respostas às perguntas mais frequentes:
Os nossos interesses imediatos são:
Uso da analogia para construção do saber: Os alunos utilizam analogias nas simulações para fazer sentido nos fenómenos desconhecidos. As representações tem um papel importante nos alunos que usam a analogia.
Simulações como ferramentas para alterar as normas da sala de aula: As simulações são moldadas por normas sócio-culturais da ciência, mas também podem ser usadas para alterar as normas tradicionais da forma como os alunos participam nas aulas.
Especificidades das simulações que promovam a aprendizagem e envolvimento na exploração: Os nossos princípios de design identificam as principais características das simulações que as tornam em ferramentas produtivas para o envolvimento dos alunos. Agora queremos estudar em detalhe como cada recurso afecta o entendimento do aluno.
Integração das simulações nos trabalhos de casa: As simulações têm características únicas que não estão disponíveis na maioria das ferramentas de aprendizagem (interactividade, animação, feedback dinâmico, permite a exploração produtiva).
Eficácia das simulações de Química: Estámos apenas a começar a investigação no envolvimento de onde e como as simulações de química podem ser ferramentas eficazes de aprendizagem.
Publicações e Apresentações
Características importantes para o design de uma simulação eficaz (dados predominantemente de entrevistas)
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Factors promoting engaged exploration with computer simulations , N. S. Podolefsky, K. K. Perkins, and W. K. Adams, Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ., Res. 6, 020117, 2010.
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Computer simulations to classrooms: tools for change , N. S. Podolefsky, K. K. Perkins and W. K. Adams, 2009 Physics Education Research - Conference Proceedings. AIP Press, in review , 2010.
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Student Choices when Learning with Computer Simulations , N. S. Podolefsky, K. K. Perkins and W. K. Adams, 2009 Physics Education Research - Conference Proceedings. AIP Press, in review , 2010.
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What Levels of Guidance Promote Engaged Exploration with Interactive Simulations? , W. K. Adams, A. Paulson and C. E. Wieman, PERC Proceedings, 2009.
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How does the type of guidance student use of an interactive simulation? , A. Paulson, K. Perkins, and W. Adams, Phys. Rev.ST Phys. Educ. Res., in review, 2009.
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A Study of Educational Simulations Part I - Engagement and Learning , W. K. Adams, S. Reid, R. LeMaster, S. B. McKagan, K. K. Perkins, M. Dubson and C. E. Wieman , Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 19(3), 397-419 , July 2008.
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A Study of Educational Simulations Part II - Interface Design , W. K. Adams, S. Reid, R. LeMaster, S. B. McKagan, K. K. Perkins, M. Dubson and C. E. Wieman, Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 19(4), 551-577 , October 2008.
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Developing and Researching PhET simulations for Teaching Quantum Mechanics , S. B. McKagan, K. K. Perkins, M. Dubson, C. Malley, S. Reid, R. LeMaster, and C. E. Wieman, American Journal of Physics, 76, 406 , May 2008.
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Research-Based Design Features of Web-based Simulations , W. K. Adams, N. D. Finkelstein, S. Reid, M. Dubson, N. Podolefsky, C. E. Wieman, R. LeMaster, Talk presented at AAPT Summer Meeting, 2004.
Investigação da utilização na sala de aula
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Teaching Physics using PhET Simulations , C. Wieman, W. Adams, P. Loeblein, and K. Perkins, The Physics Teacher, in press, 2010.
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A Research-Based Curriculum for Teaching the Photoelectric Effect , S. B. McKagan, W. Handley, K. K. Perkins, and C. E. Wieman, American Journal of Physics, 77, 87, January 2009.
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High-Tech Tools for Teaching Physics: the Physics Education Technology Project , N. D. Finkelstein, W. K. Adams, C. K. Kller, k. K. Perkins, C. E. Wieman and the PhET Team, Journal of Online Teaching and Learning, September 2006.
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Assessing the Effectiveness of a Computer Simulation in Introductory Undergraduate Environments , C. J. Keller, N. D. Finkelstein, K. K. Perkins, and S. J. Pollock, PERC Proceedings, 2006.
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When learning about the real world is better done virtually: a study of substituting computer simulations for laboratory equipment , N.D. Finkelstein, W. K. Adams, C. J. Keller, P. B. Kohl, K. K Perkins, N. S. Podolefsky, S. Reid, R. LeMaster , Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 1, 010103, 2005.
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Assessing the effectiveness of a computer simulation in conjunction with Tutorials in Introductory Physics in undergraduate physics recitations , C. J. Keller, N.D. Finkelstein, K. K. Perkins, and S. J. Pollock, PERC Proceedings, 2005.
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Incorporating Simulations in the Classroom - A survey of Research Results from the Physics Education Technology Project , K. K. Perkins, W. K. Adams, N. D. Finkelstein, M. Dubson, S. Reid, R. LeMaster and C. E. Wieman, Talk presented at AAPT Summer Meeting, 2004.
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Can Computer Simulations Replace Real Equipment in Undergraduate Laboratories? , N. D. Finkelstein, K. K. Perkins, W. Adams, P. Kohl, and N. Podolefsky, PERC Proceedings, 2004.
Sobre as simulações PhET
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An interactive optical tweezer simulation for science education , T. T. Perkins, C. V. Malley, M. Dubson, and K. K. Perkins , Proc. of SPIE Vol. 7762, 776215, 2010.
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Making Science Simulations and Websites Easily Translatable and Available Worldwide: Challenges and Solutions , W. K. Adams, H. Alhadlaq, C. V. Malley, K. K. Perkins, J. B. Olson, F. Alshaya, S. Alabdulkareem, and C. E. Wieman , Journal of Science Education and Technology, accepted, 2010.
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Laptops and Diesel Generators: Introducing PhET Simulations to Teachers in Uganda , Sam McKagan, The Physics Teacher, 48, 63-66, January 2010.
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Student Engagement and Learning with PhET Interactive Simulations , W. K. Adams, Multimedia in Physics Teaching and Learning Proceedings, 2010.
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Making On-Line Science Course Materials Easily Translatable and Accessible WorldWide: Challenges and Solutions , W. K. Adams, H. Alhadlaq, C. V. Malley, K. K. Perkins, J. B. Olson, F Alshaya, S. Alabdulkareem, C. E. Wieman , Multimedia in Physics Teaching and Learning Proceedings, 2009.
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Making On-Line Science Course Materials Easily Translatable and Accessible Worldwide: Technical Concerns , C. V. Malley, J. B. Olson, Multimedia in Physics Teaching and Learning Proceedings, 2009.
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PhET: Simulations That Enhance Learning , C.E. Wieman, W.K. Adams, K.K. Perkins, Science, 322/682-683 , October 2008.
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Oersted Medal Lecture 2007: Interactive simulations for teaching physics: What works, what doesn't, and why , C.E. Wieman, K.K. Perkins, W.K. Adams, American Journal of Physics, 76, 393 , May 2008.
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PhET: Interactive Simulations for Teaching and Learning Physics , Katherine Perkins, Wendy Adams, Michael Dubson, Noah Finkelstein, Sam Reid, Carl Wieman, Ron LeMaster , The Physics Teacher, 44(1), 18 , 2006.
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A Powerful Tool For Teaching Science , C. E. Wieman and K. K. Perkins, Nature Physics, p. 290-292 , May 2006.
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Transforming Physics Education , C. E. Wieman and K. K. Perkins, Physics Today, November 2005. (pdf)
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Free On-line Resource Connects Real-life Phenomena to Science , K. K. Perkins and C. E. Wieman, Physics Education, p. 93-95, January 2005.
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The Physics Education Technology Project: A New Suite of Physics Simulations , K. K. Perkins, W. K. Adams, N. Finkelstein, R. LeMaster, S. Reid, M. Dubson, N. Podolefsky, K. Beck and C. Wieman, Poster Presented at AAPT Summer Meeting, 2004.
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Should a Fortran-savvy educator learn Java, Flash, both, or neither? , M. Dubson, Talk presented at AAPT Summer Meeting, 2004.
Percepções dos Alunos Sobre a Aprendizagem
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Students know what physicists believe, but they don't agree: A study using the CLASS survey , Kara E. Gray, Wendy K. Adams, Carl E. Wieman, and Katherine K. Perkins, Physical Review Special Topics, November 2008.
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A deeper look at student learning of quantum mechanics: the case of tunneling , S. B. McKagan, K. K. Perkins, and C. E. Wieman, Physical Review Special Topics: PER, 4, 020103 , October 2008.
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Why we should teach the Bohr model and how to teach it effectively , S. B. McKagan, K. K. Perkins, and C. E. Wieman, Physical Review Special Topics: PER, 4, 010103 , March 2008.
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Reforming a large lecture modern physics course for engineering majors using a PER-based design , S. B. McKagan, K. K. Perkins, and C. E. Wieman, Proceedings of the Physics Education Research Conference 2006, 2007.
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A new instrument for measuring student beliefs about physics and learning physics: the Colorado Learning Attitudes about Science Survey , W. K. Adams, K. K. Perkins, N. Podolefsky, M. Dubson, N. D. Finkelstein and C. E. Wieman, Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 2, 010101, 2006.
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Exploring Student Understanding of Energy through the Quantum Mechanics Conceptual Survey , S. B. McKagan and C. E. Wieman, PERC Proceedings 2005, 2006.
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Towards characterizing the relationship between students' interest in and their beliefs about physics , K.K. Perkins, M.M. Gratny, W.K. Adams, N.D. Finkelstein and C.E. Wieman, PERC Proceedings, 2005.
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The surprising impact of seat location on student performance , K. K. Perkins and C. E. Wieman, The Physics Teacher, 43, p. 30-33 , 2005.
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Minimize Your Mistakes by Learning from Those of Others , C. E. Wieman, The Physics Teacher, 43, 252-253 , 2005.
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The Design and Validation of the Colorado Learning Attitudes about Science Survey , W. K. Adams, K. K. Perkins, M. Dubson, N. D. Finkelstein and C. E. Wieman, PERC Proceedings, 2004.
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Correlating Student Beliefs With Student Learning Using The Colorado Learning Attitudes about Science Survey , K. K. Perkins, W. K. Adams, N. D. Finkelstein, S. J. Pollock, and C. E. Wieman, PERC Proceedings, 2004.