Practical Investigation of Active Learning Education for Optical Technology by Using Block-Type Optical Devices

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K00939
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Science education
• Research Institution: Sendai National College of Technology
• Principal Investigator: BABA Kazutaka 仙台高等専門学校, 総合工学科, 教授 (10192709)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 実験教材 / 光素子 / 光学 / 光技術 / アクティブラーニング / 工学教育 / 科学教育

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this project, I have practically investigated the active learning education for the optical technology by using block-type optical devices. The block-type optical devices are novel and inexpensive teaching materials for optical experiments, which should be easily used by students and teachers. I have improved several block-type optical devices and have developed various teaching materials for optical experiments by using those. I have fabricated 10 experimental kits by using the block-type optical devises and have confirmed uniformity of those performance and precision of measured results by using those. On the other hand, it has been clear there are some problems in those, for example, low power of laser equipment.

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