2001 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Survey for the innovation of undergraduate physics education
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12680175
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Science education
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| Research Institution | Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology |
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Principal Investigator |
LANG Hiroyoshi Faculty of Technology, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Professor, 工学部, 教授 (50302914)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
HYODO Toshio Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo, Professor, 大学院・総合文化研究科, 教授 (90012484)
NISIO Sigeko College of Science and Technology, Nihon University, Professor, 理工学部, 教授 (60059285)
GODA Masaki Graduate School of Science and Technology, Niigata University, Professor, 工学部, 教授 (60018835)
WATANABE Yasushi Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Professor, 大学院・理工学研究科, 教授 (40126199)
MURAKI Yasushi Solar-Terrestrial Environment Laboratory, Nagoya University, Professor, 太陽地球環境研究所, 教授 (70013430)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2000 – 2001
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| Keywords | Undergraduate Physics Education / Weakening Learning Power / Science Teaching / Textbook / College Entrance Examination / National Curriculum |
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| Research Abstract |
1) Field study of innovative efforts in collage physics education
We visited physics departments in several different universities which are in process of teaching system innovations in order to study the planning processes and contents of the innovations. Reports on those site visits to physics related departments in International Christians University, Gakushuin University, Tohoku University, and Hiroshima University have been, or are going to be, published in the special "Reports on Site-Visit to Physics Departments" section created in BUTSURI, the monthly periodical of the Physical Society of Japan.
2) Study on problems in bridging between high school and collage education
We organized discussion session inviting teachers from high schools and collages. Discussions were centered on continuity between high school and collage physics education, problems in recent trends among students of weakening in enthusiasm and achievements in learning. Summaries of the discussion were published in Physics Education in University, vol. 2001- 1.
3) Survey on physics education abroad
A few of investigators visited Europe and Korea to attend international conferences on physics education and made survey on innovative efforts in different countries. Special attention was focused on the education material "Advancing Physics" developed recently by Institute of Physics in UK for A-level physics courses, roughly equivalent to Japanese upper high school and introductory cllage physics levels. Up to date and rich contents and versatility originating from combination of printed and CD-ROM media with internet connectivity are very appealing features of the material. We had a symposium, inviting the production director, Prof. Jon Ogborn, to discuss the content and the production philosophy and processes of "Advancing Physics".
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