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Greetings Phys-l readers,
Over the past two years I have shifted my introductory physics course to a
"Workshop Physics" type format and my physical science for non-majors course
to a very inquiry based format using primarily the AAPT model course materials
"Powerful Ideas In Physical Science". These shifts have produced a more
"student-centered" class environment.
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The problem which concerns me is that the courses seem to have become more
unpopular and my own teacher evaluation scores have plummeted as I have
tried to make the courses "student centered".
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Do other college teachers who use inquiry based approaches, such as in the
AAPT model course, find similar problems? Maybe I haven't developed the
skill yet for conducting this course...
Thanks for listening.
Chris Wentworth
Department of Physics
Doane College
Crete, NE 68333-2496
402-826-8257 (O)
402-826-8199 (FAX)
cwentworth@doane.edu (Internet)