| Title: | Interactive Video-Based Labs vs Microcomputer-Based Labs, a Comparative Study of Conceptual Development. |
| Meeting: | 119th AAPT National Meeting: San Antonio, TX |
| Location: | N/A |
| Date: | Friday, August 6 |
| Time: | 11 a.m. |
| Author: |
Todd R. Leif, Cloud County
Comm. College 785-243-1435, leift@cloudccc.cc.ks.us |
| Co-Author(s): | Dean A. Zollman |
| Abstract: | For the past several years physics instructors at Cloud County Community College have been teaching physics in interactive, hands-on, technology rich classrooms. With a newly acquired Interactive Television System and the demands of delivering such a course the idea of teaching a lab based course with a very limited hands on experiences is being considered. This paper will focus on an ongoing research study designed, in part to address the role of the laboratory portion of an Interactive Television (ITV) course, in the process of learning physics concepts. Data from an experiment which involved students using video-based laboratory (VBL) activities as their only, "simulated" lab experience being compared to students who were participating in a hybrid of "Workshop Physics" and "Real Time Physics" (MBL) laboratory experiences. The role that the two approaches, VBL and MBL play on the conceptual development of physics concepts by introductory physics students will also be discussed. |