Information technology and computational tools allow the setup of virtual laboratories where students can check and probe their ideas, according to the principles of inquiry-based science education. We have developed an interactive simulation, modeled after a real experiment of atomic beam spectroscopy, using the Easy Java Simulation software toolkit, devised within the Open Source Physics project. The simulation has been tested on twenty Bachelor's and Master's students in Physics at the University of Camerino. We analyse and discuss the results of pre- and post-tests, administered to the students, in order to assess the educational effectiveness of our simulation.

An interactive simulation of atomic beam spectroscopy

MARZOLI, Irene
2016-01-01

Abstract

Information technology and computational tools allow the setup of virtual laboratories where students can check and probe their ideas, according to the principles of inquiry-based science education. We have developed an interactive simulation, modeled after a real experiment of atomic beam spectroscopy, using the Easy Java Simulation software toolkit, devised within the Open Source Physics project. The simulation has been tested on twenty Bachelor's and Master's students in Physics at the University of Camerino. We analyse and discuss the results of pre- and post-tests, administered to the students, in order to assess the educational effectiveness of our simulation.
2016
978-88-7438-106-7
102^ Congresso nazionale della Società Italiana di Fisica
274
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