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International Journal of Technology and Design Education

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01.11.2012

Developing physics concepts through hands-on problem solving: a perspective on a technological project design

verfasst von: Jon-Chao Hong, Mei-Yung Chen, Ashley Wong, Tsui-Fang Hsu, Chih-Chi Peng

Erschienen in: International Journal of Technology and Design Education | Ausgabe 4/2012

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In a contest featuring hands-on projects, college students were required to design a simple crawling worm using planning, self-monitoring and self-evaluation processes to solve contradictive problems. To enhance the efficiency of problem solving, one needs to practice meta-cognition based on an application of related scientific concepts. The objective of this study, then, was to analyze the physics concepts employed by the students as they completed a hands-on project named “Crawling Worm,” during which they had to overcome problems encountered by the requirements of their design as well as those brought on by competition. Based on the analysis of the participants’ working portfolios and on reviews and interviews by engineering professors, the results of this study show that the crawling worm design competition encouraged the practice of problem solving, and it facilitated the learning of physics concepts such as friction, torque, four bar link, material properties, and so on.

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Titel: Developing physics concepts through hands-on problem solving: a perspective on a technological project design
verfasst von: Jon-Chao Hong
Mei-Yung Chen
Ashley Wong
Tsui-Fang Hsu
Chih-Chi Peng
Publikationsdatum: 01.11.2012
Verlag: Springer Netherlands
Erschienen in: International Journal of Technology and Design Education / Ausgabe 4/2012
Print ISSN: 0957-7572
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-1804
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10798-011-9163-7

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