Developing pedagogical materials and improvement of classroom teaching based on survey of thought processes of first-year engineering students

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K00933
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Science education
• Research Institution: Tokyo City University
• Principal Investigator: Ukon Shuji 東京都市大学, 共通教育部, 講師 (60735629)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): YAMAMOTO Akitoshi 北里大学, 理学部, 教授 (70751105) ; NITTA Hideo 東京学芸大学, 教育学部, 教授 (50198529) ; OSADA Takeshi 東京都市大学, 共通教育部, 教授 (50366845) ; NAKAMURA Masato 東京都市大学, 共通教育部, 講師 (90247130) ; SUZUKI Kunio 東京都市大学, 共通教育部, 講師 (70738468)
• Research Collaborator: KISHIZAWA Shinichi 拓殖大学, 工学部・学習支援センター ; MIYAZAKI Kouichi 多摩大学附属高等学校, 非常勤 ; HASEGAWA Yamato 東工大附属高等学校, 教諭
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 物理教育研究(PER) / MPEX簡易版 / 力学概念調査(FCI) / 誤概念最大占有率 / 概念変容 / 相互型演示実験授業(ILDs) / 学習姿勢調査 / 問題解法スキル

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The primary goal of this research is to develop pedagogical materials, techniques and strategies that will help students learn physics more effectively and help instructors to implement these. From our analysis, the following points were clarified.
(1) There is a strong correlation between the basic academic ability score for physics and abridged edition of the Maryland Physics Expectations (abMPEX) survey score. (2) From FCIpre to FCIpost, a maximum occupancy for misconceptions (MOM) changes with different patterns depending on a traditional class or an interactive class. (3) There is a strong correlation between the numerical evaluation how each students solve problems and FCIpost. (4) Analysis of video recordings of interactive lecture demonstrations (ILDs) class revealed the characteristics of student’s conceptual change and process.

Free Research Field

物理教育，科学教育