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Investigative Science Learning Environment - A Science Process Approach to Learning Physics
written by Eugenia Etkina and Alan Van Heuvelen
published by the American Association of Physics Teachers
edited by Edward F. Redish and Patrick Cooney
This chapter from Volume 1 of "Research-Based Reform of University Physics" describes an interactive method of teaching, Investigative Science Learning Environment (ISLE), that helps students learn physics by engaging in processes that mirror the activities of physicists when they construct and apply knowledge. These processes involve observing, finding patterns, building and testing explanations of the patterns, and using multiple representations to reason about physical phenomena. ISLE is a comprehensive learning system that provides a general philosophy and specific activities that can be used in "lectures" (interactive meetings where students construct and test ideas), recitations (where students learn to represent them in multiple ways while solving problems), and labs (where students learn to design their own experiments to test hypotheses and solve practical problems). In ISLE, students are assessed for conceptual understanding, for problem-solving ability, and, most importantly, for their use of various scientific abilities. ISLE includes activities that help students acquire some of the abilities used by scientists in their work: experiment design, model building, use of multiple-representations, evaluation, etc. To determine the degree to which the students have acquired these abilities and to simultaneously provide feedback to the students, a set of rubrics are available that can be used by instructors for grading and by the students for self assessment. This chapter also provides a theoretical basis for the ISLE structure (using brain and cognitive research), explains how this learning system addresses the needs of the 21st century science education and workplace, and outlines how it is different from other reformed curricula.
Reviews in PER: Volume 1, Issue 1
Book Title: Research-Based Reform of University Physics
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ISLE, instructional models, investigative learning, multiple representations, pedagogy
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E. Etkina and A. Van Heuvelen, , in Research-Based Reform of University Physics, edited by E. Redish and P. Cooney, (American Association of Physics Teachers, College Park, 2007), Vol. 1, WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=4988&DocID=239).
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E. Etkina and A. Van Heuvelen, Investigative Science Learning Environment - A Science Process Approach to Learning Physics, in Research-Based Reform of University Physics, edited by E. Redish and P. Cooney, (American Association of Physics Teachers, College Park, 2007), Vol. 1, <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=4988&DocID=239>.
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Etkina, E., & Van Heuvelen, A. (2007). Investigative Science Learning Environment - A Science Process Approach to Learning Physics. In Redish, E., & Cooney, P. (Eds.), Research-Based Reform of University Physics (1). College Park: American Association of Physics Teachers. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=4988&DocID=239
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Etkina, Eugenia, and Alan Van Heuvelen. "Investigative Science Learning Environment - A Science Process Approach to Learning Physics." In Research-Based Reform of University Physics. Edited by Edward F. Redish, and Patrick Cooney. College Park: American Association of Physics Teachers, 2007. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=4988&DocID=239 (accessed 28 March 2024).
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Etkina, Eugenia, and Alan Van Heuvelen. "Investigative Science Learning Environment - A Science Process Approach to Learning Physics." Research-Based Reform of University Physics. Eds. Redish, Edward F., and Patrick Cooney. Vol. 1. College Park: American Association of Physics Teachers, 2007. 1 Apr. 2007. 28 Mar. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=4988&DocID=239>.
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