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Repeatable Testing-A Tool For Learning Physics, David E. Golden, Robert Fuller, Donald D. Jensen
Repeatable Testing-A Tool For Learning Physics, David E. Golden, Robert Fuller, Donald D. Jensen
Robert G. Fuller Publications
Physics courses have traditionally used one-chance-only examinations as a probe to tell the professor how much physics each student has learned, with the result that physics examinations have been a common cause of anxiety among undergraduates. Repeatable equivalent examinations, on the other hand, offer an alternative testing procedure which underscores material not mastered on the first examination and then allows remedial study of this material for the next examination. Furthermore, the thought that it will be possible to have another try at the examination greatly decreases the anxiety associated with examinations. While repeatable examinations are routinely used in Keller-plan courses, …
The Use Of Transactional Analysis With Inquiry Methods In Physics Teaching, Robert Fuller, Ward L. Sims
The Use Of Transactional Analysis With Inquiry Methods In Physics Teaching, Robert Fuller, Ward L. Sims
Robert G. Fuller Publications
We now offer a course that combines an inquiry approach to physics with elementary school science teaching methods and transactional analysis. Our course carries three semester credits in elementary science methods and three semester credits in physics, a total of nine contact hours per week. In previous interim courses the very positive response we have had from our students, i.e., the excitement in discovering some real physics for themselves, and their decision to use the tools of transactional analysis to say "OK" to themselves and physics, leads us to believe that our course can serve as a useful model for …
An Ok Science Teacher, Robert Fuller
An Ok Science Teacher, Robert Fuller
Robert G. Fuller Publications
Many elementary school teachers feel insecure and unsure in their teaching of science, i.e., they have NOT OK feelings about themselves and science. These feelings are based on the teachers' previous science experiences and on their interactions with other persons in science courses. The improvement of elementary school science programs depends upon the teacher's ability to deal effectively with his feelings about science. A complete science education program for an elementary teacher includes three components: (1) science content, (2) science methods that take into consideration the intellectual development of children, and (3) a practical psychology for developing positive human attitudes …