Title :
Pedagogical tools for teaching modern physics to engineering students in a developing country
Author :
Amani, Mario Ricardo
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng. & Dept. of Mech. Eng., Nat. Technol. Univ. of Argentina at Tucuman, Concepcion, Argentina
Abstract :
In this paper, some difficulties engineering students of a developing country face when taking modern physics courses are analyzed. Starting from a descriptive approach, basic research was done. Results led the process to a second stage, in which some novel techniques for lecturing had to be devised. Additionally, the lack of facilities in our institution was a key factor at the time of deciding the incorporation of online learning resources. This simple research produced great results, some of which are presented in numerical comparison tables. One lecturing technique, developed around the idea of interactive game learning, is presented and analyzed. Further improvements to the teaching and learning process developed can be easily derived.
Keywords :
Internet; computer aided instruction; educational courses; physics computing; physics education; software tools; teaching; engineering students; interactive game learning; lecturing technique; modern physics courses; modern physics teaching; online learning resources; pedagogical tools; Differential equations; Educational institutions; Engineering students; Games; Mechanical engineering; Physics; engineering; pedagogy; physics; teaching; tools;
Conference_Titel :
Interactive Collaborative Learning (ICL), 2014 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Dubai
DOI :
10.1109/ICL.2014.7017916