The Design and Implementation of the Akamai Maui Short Course
Ryan Montgomery, David Harrington, Sarah Sonnett, Mark Pitts, Isar, Mostafanezhad, Mike Foley, Eddie Laag, Lisa Hunter
TL;DR
This paper details the design, implementation, and assessment of the Akamai Maui Short Course, a science education program with inquiry activities and communication components aimed at enhancing understanding of optics and related topics.
Contribution
It introduces a comprehensive inquiry-based science course with multiple interconnected activities and evaluates its effectiveness through assessment methods.
Findings
Positive student engagement observed
Improved understanding of optics concepts
Effective assessment strategies implemented
Abstract
We describe the design and elements of implementation of the Akamai Maui Short Course (AMSC). The AMSC contains four full inquiry activities each of which builds on those previous: Camera Obscura and Sun Shadows, Lenses and Refraction, Color and Light, and the Adaptive Optics Demonstrator. In addition we describe the workings of two additional strands: 1) Communication, and 2) Science, Technology and Society. We also discuss our assessment methods and our results.
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Taxonomy
TopicsGeography Education and Pedagogy