Evaluation of Physlets®-based Materials

Anne J Cox, Eckerd College, St Petersburg, FL
Mario Belloni and Wolfgang Christian, Davidson College

What do students learn from using animations?  To begin to answer this question, we have developed a series of Physlet-based worksheets and associated assessment materials for a variety of topics in introductory physics.  We will present these materials along with preliminary results and implications for future development of animation-based curricular materials.

Supported in part by NSF DUE#0126439.

Brief Overview

Electrostatics

Forces

Kinematics

...and Finally