Scaffolded Training Environment for Physics Programming (STEPP)

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dc.contributor.authorKitagawa, Midori
dc.contributor.authorFishwick, Paul Anthony
dc.contributor.authorKesden, Michael
dc.contributor.authorUrquhart, Mary
dc.contributor.authorGuadagno, R.
dc.contributor.authorJin, Rong
dc.contributor.authorTran, Ngoc M.
dc.contributor.authorOmogbehin, Erik
dc.contributor.authorPrakash, Aditya
dc.contributor.authorAwaraddi, Priyanka
dc.contributor.authorHale, Baily
dc.contributor.authorSuura, Ken
dc.contributor.authorRaj, A.
dc.contributor.authorStanfield, J.
dc.contributor.authorVo, H.
dc.contributor.utdAuthorKitagawa, Midori
dc.contributor.utdAuthorFishwick, Paul Anthony
dc.contributor.utdAuthorKesden, Michael
dc.contributor.utdAuthorUrquhart, Mary
dc.contributor.utdAuthorJin, Rong
dc.contributor.utdAuthorTran, Ngoc M.
dc.contributor.utdAuthorOmogbehin, Erik
dc.contributor.utdAuthorPrakash, Aditya
dc.contributor.utdAuthorAwaraddi, Priyanka
dc.contributor.utdAuthorHale, Baily
dc.contributor.utdAuthorSuura, Ken
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-18T22:13:17Z
dc.date.available2020-03-18T22:13:17Z
dc.date.issued2019-06
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dc.description.abstractWe are a year into the development of a software tool for modeling and simulation (M&S) of 1D and 2D kinematics consistent with Newton’s laws of motion. Our goal has been to introduce modeling and computational thinking into learning high-school physics. There are two main contributions from an M&S perspective: (1) the use of conceptual modeling, and (2) the application of Finite State Machines (FSMs) to model physical behavior. Both of these techniques have been used by the M&S community to model high-level “soft systems” and discrete events. However, they have not been used to teach physics and represent ways in which M&S can improve physics education. We introduce the NSF-sponsored STEPP project along with its hypothesis and goals. We also describe the development of the three STEPP modules, the server architecture, the assessment plan, and the expected outcomes. ©2019 Association of Computing Machinery.
dc.description.departmentSchool of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
dc.description.sponsorshipNational Science Foundation under Grant No. 1741756
dc.identifier.bibliographicCitationKitagawa, M., P. Fishwick, M. Kesden, M. Urquhart, et al. 2019. "Scaffolded training environment for physics programming (STEPP)." SIGSIM-PADS 2019 - Proceedings of the 2019 ACM SIGSIM Conference on Principles of Advanced Discrete Simulation: 127-136, doi: 10.1145/3316480.3325513
dc.identifier.isbn9781450367233
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3316480.3325513
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10735.1/7410
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAssociation for Computing Machinery, Inc
dc.relation.isPartOfSIGSIM-PADS 2019 - Proceedings of the 2019 ACM SIGISM Conference on Principles of Advanced Discrete Simulation
dc.rights©2019 Association of Computing Machinery
dc.subjectThought and thinking
dc.subjectConcept mapping
dc.subjectSequential machine theory
dc.subjectModeling
dc.subjectPhysics
dc.subjectProgramming (Electronic computers)
dc.subjectScaffolding
dc.subjectComputer simulation
dc.subjectComputer software
dc.subjectSequential machine theory
dc.subjectProgramming (Mathematics)
dc.subjectScaffolding
dc.subjectComputer-aided software engineering
dc.titleScaffolded Training Environment for Physics Programming (STEPP)
dc.type.genrearticle

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