Modeling Applied to Problem Solving<\/p>\n
Modeling[1] Applied to Problem Solving (MAPS) is a pedagogy that helps students transfer instruction to problem solving in an expert-like manner.\u00a0 Declarative and\u00a0Procedural syllabus content is organized and learned as a hierarchy of\u00a0General Models.\u00a0 Students solve problems using an explicit Problem Modeling Rubric that begins with System, Interactions and Model (S.I.M.).\u00a0 System and Interactions are\u00a0 emphasized as the key to a strategic description of the system and the identification of\u00a0 the appropriate General Model to apply to the problem.\u00a0 We have shown dramatic gains on test scores using this pedagogy in a 3-week review course over IAP.<\/p>\n
1.\u00a0 M. Wells, D. Hestenes, and G. Swakhamer, “A Modeling Method for High School\u00a0Physics Instruction”, Am. J. Phys. 63, 606-619 (1995).<\/p>\n
Addressing the Textbook’s Shortcomings with a WikiTextBook<\/p>\n
This e-Book will enable a shift in the role of the printed textbook[1] from authoritative serial repository to a modular, customizable, linkable, interactive hub that provides a clear overview of the domain, short summaries of key content, links to more detailed online resources and embedded self-assessment.\u00a0 It will be improved by student feedback.\u00a0 Our open-source wiki for introductory mechanics uses ideas from modeling physics to encourage strategic, concept-based problem solving. We invite collaborators writing textbooks in other domains to help us reinvent the textbook!<\/p>\n
[1] P. Bierman, “Initial Workshop Summary”, NSF Workshop Reconsidering the Textbook,\u00a0May 24-26, 2006 (National Academy of Sciences, WA).<\/p>\n
We address the central mismatch in teaching introductory physics by combining pedagogy and a textbook taking advantage of electronic format.\u00a0 This is a cognitive mismatch: textbooks present mostly factual and conceptual knowledge and some procedural knowledge — but strategic knowledge, the ability to determine which factual and procedural knowledge is relevant to a new problem, is lacking.<\/p>\n
We will concentrate on the development of the possibilities of an all electronic textbook to interact with students’ minds in new ways and especially to use an improved pedagogy.<\/p>\n
We seek collaborators who are interested in writing their own textbook to help develop an electronic textbook environment that will work across disciplines. Dave Pritchard, Physics Dept., MIT
\nAndrew Pawl, Physics Dept. MIT
\nAnalia Barrantes, ESG and Physics Dept.
\nSaif Rayyan, RLE
\n(Presented at MIT Educational Technology Fair 2009)<\/p>\n
2.\u00a0 Finding and integrating digital content into the curriculum<\/em> Poster Presentation\/Demo Abstract Modeling Applied to Problem Solving Modeling[1] Applied to Problem Solving (MAPS) is a pedagogy that helps students transfer instruction to problem solving in an expert-like manner.\u00a0 Declarative and\u00a0Procedural syllabus content is organized and learned as a hierarchy of\u00a0General Models.\u00a0 Students solve problems using an explicit Problem Modeling Rubric that begins with System, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[44],"class_list":["post-1344","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-edtech-fair-2009","tag-edtech-fair-2009"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mitcet.mit.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1344","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mitcet.mit.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mitcet.mit.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mitcet.mit.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mitcet.mit.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1344"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/mitcet.mit.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1344\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2353,"href":"https:\/\/mitcet.mit.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1344\/revisions\/2353"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mitcet.mit.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1344"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mitcet.mit.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1344"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mitcet.mit.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1344"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n7.\u00a0 Others:\u00a0Perfecting an Online Textbook Environment<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"