On Integration Of Information Technology And Physics Course In Middle School

Content: The application of information technology in physics education has entered the stage of integrating information technology into physics course .The author first analyses current situation of integration both in China and foreign country ,and then he discusses the basic question ,basic demand and concrete mode of integration .The author thinks that the basic question of integration may be summarized as follows: the aim is improving students' ability on making a thorough inquiry in physics specially enterprising ability; the intension is setting up a learning surrounding which can help student use information technology to probe into physics ;the kernel is building a new teaching structure in which the students are main body in learning activity while the teachers play a leading role to students; the theoretical foundation is constructivism ;the ways should be diversified so that we can select different ways according to some basic principles ;we should take evaluations on ration as the dominant factor and evaluate the students' ability from different angles and different levels. In addition the author thinks we should meet some basic demands such as finding out the characteristics of information technology ,finding out the characteristics and difficulties of physics education ,grasping cognitive laws in physics education, determining the tactics when we use information technology to bring forth new ideas in physics education and so on .In the end the author discusses the mode of integrating information technology into physics course .The author thinks Scaffolding instruction ,Anchored instruction and Random Access instruction have been relatively mature so we can apply those modes into the integration .Inaddition ,the author brings forward a new mode—simulating instruction accordingto the essence of physics education .