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Learning Cycles and Goals for Teaching Physics
written by Jan Mader and Mary Winn
content provider: Richard Olenick
This article provides the rationale, goals and background for the Learning Cycles method of science teaching.  The article outlines the steps of the Learning Cycle and explains them, as well as explaining the purpose of each step along with application suggestions.
Book Title: New Physics Teacher Manual
Subjects Levels Resource Types
Education Practices
- Active Learning
General Physics
- Physics Education Research
- High School
- Lower Undergraduate
- Middle School
- Instructional Material
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Appropriate Courses Categories Ratings
- Physical Science
- Physics First
- Conceptual Physics
- Algebra-based Physics
- AP Physics
- Lesson Plan
- New teachers
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© 2005 Richard P. Olenick, University of Dallas
Keywords:
comprehension, goals for physics teachers, physics education research, rationale for physics teaching, student assessment
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Metadata instance created October 17, 2005 by Cathy Ezrailson
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November 23, 2008 by Lyle Barbato
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J. Mader and M. Winn, , in New Physics Teacher Manual (2005), WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=3261&DocID=52).
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J. Mader and M. Winn, Learning Cycles and Goals for Teaching Physics, in New Physics Teacher Manual (2005), <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=3261&DocID=52>.
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Mader, J., & Winn, M. (2005). Learning Cycles and Goals for Teaching Physics. In New Physics Teacher Manual. Retrieved December 8, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=3261&DocID=52
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Mader, Jan, and Mary Winn. "Learning Cycles and Goals for Teaching Physics." In New Physics Teacher Manual. 2005. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=3261&DocID=52 (accessed 8 December 2024).
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Mader, Jan, and Mary Winn. "Learning Cycles and Goals for Teaching Physics." New Physics Teacher Manual. 2005. 6 Aug. 2005. 8 Dec. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=3261&DocID=52>.
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