The VISPA Internet Platform for Students
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- 作者：D.v. Asseldonk ; M. Erdmann ; R. Fischer ; rfischer@physik.rwth-aachen.de" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; C. Glaser ; G. Mü ; ller ; T. Quast ; M. Rieger ; M. Urban
- 关键词：university ; teaching ; online ; physics education ; internet-based education ; cooperative learning
- 刊名：Nuclear and Particle Physics Proceedings
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：April-June 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：273-275
- 期：Complete
- 页码：2581-2583
- 全文大小：278 K
文摘
The VISPA internet platform enables users to remotely run Python scripts and view resulting plots or inspect their output data. With a standard web browser as the only user requirement on the client-side, the system becomes suitable for blended learning approaches for university physics students. VISPA was used in two consecutive years each by approx. 100 third year physics students at the RWTH Aachen University for their homework assignments. For example, in one exercise students gained a deeper understanding of Einsteins mass-energy relation by analyzing experimental data of electron-positron pairs revealing J/Ψ and Z particles. Because the students were free to choose their working hours, only few users accessed the platform simultaneously. The positive feedback from students and the stability of the platform lead to further development of the concept. This year, students accessed the platform in parallel while they analyzed the data recorded by demonstrated experiments live in the lecture hall. The platform is based on experience in the development of professional analysis tools. It combines core technologies from previous projects: an object-oriented C++ library, a modular data-driven analysis flow, and visual analysis steering. We present the platform and discuss its benefits in the context of teaching based on surveys that are conducted each semester.