Precision teaching of an introductory physics E&M course for engineers

Author

Marr, Jack ; Thomas, Edward ; Walker, Neff ; Thompson, Chris J. ; Hodges, Laurie ; Wood, Jack ; Thomas, Adrian ; Cabrera, Angel

Author_Institution

Georgia Tech Res. Inst., GA, USA

fYear

1993

fDate

6-9 Nov 1993

Firstpage

174

Lastpage

178

Abstract

With the exception of management and architecture students, virtually all majors at Georgia Tech are required to take three five-hour courses in basic physics. the present effort focuses on developing and assessing primarily computer-based instructional systems for enhancing student performance in the second-quarter physics course in electricity and magnetism. This course is perceived as the most difficult of the three-quarter sequence, with some 30% of students making `D´, `F´, or withdrawing. An approach to the precision teaching of this course is described, with particular attention given to the creation and improvement of the precision teaching materials

Keywords

computer aided instruction; educational courses; electrical engineering education; physics; teaching; CAI; USA; computer-based instructional systems; electrical engineering; electricity; introductory physics course; magnetism; performance; precision teaching; students; university; Conducting materials; Education; Lifting equipment; Magnetic field measurement; Magnetic materials; Mathematics; Modems; Optical filters; Physics; Problem-solving;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Frontiers in Education Conference, 1993. Twenty-Third Annual Conference. 'Engineering Education: Renewing America's Technology', Proceedings.

Conference_Location

Washington, DC

ISSN

0190-5848

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1482-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/FIE.1993.405541

Filename

405541