Scientific Reasoning Outcomes and the General Education Physics Course
Abstract
In the context of the Air Force Academy's drive to become a more learning-focused institution, we chose as the primary outcome desired for all cadets taking our required two-semester physics sequence (2000 cadets per academic year) the development of scientific reasoning skills . We describe the physics teaching environment at the Academy, the sources of our scientific reasoning outcomes, curriculum changes we have implemented, the response of the physics teaching faculty, and future plans.
- Publication:
-
American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts
- Pub Date:
- December 2006
- Bibcode:
- 2006AAS...20923402P