In a Phys-L posting of 11/1/97, Rick Stine asks =93Can anyone tell me
where I could find an online physics lab?=94
Assuming that =93online physics lab=94 means =93lab manuals on the web,=94=
there
are such at, for example,=20
<http://carini.physics.indiana.edu/SDI/>. These are =93Socratic Dialogue
Inducing (SDI)Labs=94. SDI labs have been discussed in the literature
(1-3). That they are relatively effective in promoting student
crossover to the Newtonian world has been shown by prepost testing using
the Hestenes-Wells-Swackhamer =93Force Concept Inventory=94 or earlier
Halloun-Hestenes =93Mechanics Diagnostic=94 test. (1,4)
References
1. R.R. Hake, Promoting student crossover to the Newtonian world, Am.
J. Phys. 55, 878 (1987).
2. S. Tobias and R.R. Hake, =93Professors as physics students: What can
they teach us?=94 Am. J. Phys. 56, 786 (1988).
3. R.R. Hake, =93Socratic Pedagogy in the Introductory Physics Lab,=94
Phys. Teach. 30, 546 (1992).
4. R.R. Hake, =93Interactive-engagement vs traditional methods: A
six-thousand-student survey of mechanics test data for introductory
physics courses,=94 Am. J. Phys., in press (Dec. 97?) and on the Web at
<http://carini.physics.indiana.edu/SDI/>.
Richard Hake, Emeritus Professor of Physics, Indiana University
24245 Hatteras Street, Woodland Hills, CA 91367