(adopted from the resource letter of Ms Chung Ka Man's M.Phil thesis. Copyright Department of Physics CUHK)
- Mechanics of sport test bank/instructor guide
Carr G.A., Human Kinetics, 1997
A collection of questions related to concepts in
mechanics within the context of sport events.
- Supported Learning in Physics Project, Teacher's
Guide
Whitelegg E., Edwards C., Amies S., Coleman A., Coleman J., George
A, Maybank M., Lewis S., Heinemann Educational Publishers, 1998
Teachers' guide with instructions to teachers on
ways to assist students to learn physics concepts with a contextual
approach.
- An introduction to a web page on teaching physics
using a contextual approach
Chung K.M., Tong S.S., Hui P.M., 317-321, Science and Technology Education
Conference 2000 Proceedings, 2000
A web-based resource center was developed with
the aim to provide supportive teaching materials for contextual
teaching approach.
- Communities of On-Line Physics Educators
Maclsaac D., The Physics Teacher, Vol.38, 210-213, April 2000
Different forms of teaching tools, such as video
and animation, are discussed and many useful teaching resource websites
are listed.
- Science: The Salters' Approach, GCSE Volume
1 & 2
Campbell B., Lazonby J., Millar R., Smyth S., Heinemann, 1997
A set of textbooks at the GCSE level (equivalent
to S.4 to S.5) using contextual-based approach. Physics contents
are introduced with different daily-life examples.
- Physics, GCSE Science Double Award
K Foulds, John Murray Ltd, 1997
A textbook covering the contents of GCSE Double
Award (for Science contents) and other science contents like life
science and physical science within proper contexts.
- Physics Around You, Book 1 & 2
Davies P.H., Harding J.W., Melbourne: Longman Cheshire, 1991
A set of Australian textbooks using proper contexts
in teaching physics concepts. Contexts included: light in your eye,
lenses and mirrors, body heat, storing and preparing food, heat
and the earth, heat transfer in building and machines, effects and
uses of ionizing radiations, controlled nuclear reactions, nuclear
weapons, change in velocity and motion, force in action, electricity,
electric circuits and electrical appliances.
- Perspectives
of Hands-On Science Teaching
Haury D.L., Rillero P., The ERIC Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics,
and Environmental Education,1994
Questions related to the skills on using hands-on
science teaching approaches are answered and key points to succeed
in applying such approaches are suggested.
- Advancing
Standards for Science and Mathematics Education: Views From the Field
edited by Comfort K., American Association for the Advancement of
Science Washington, DC, 1999
A reference that collects a lot of articles related
to the reformation of science and mathematics teaching in US.
- Contextual physics, Book 1 and 2
Wilkinson J., Addison Wesley Longman Australia Pty Limited, 1998
An Australian textbook that covers physics concepts,
which fulfills the standard at the Victorian Certificate of Education
(VCE) level, using a contextual approach. Real life examples like
traffic accidents, electricity at home, etc, are used.
- The Dick and Rae physics demo notebook
Carpenter, D. R., Lexington, 1993
A laboratory manual that provides a lot of innovative
ideas in learning physics with funny experiments.
- Real Time Physics: Active Learning laboratories
Module 1. Mechanics and Module 2. Heat and Thermodynamics
David R. Sokoloff, Ronald K. Thornton, Priscilla W. Laws, John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 1999
A set of laboratory manual on experiments allowing
students to participate actively in investigations and in solving
problems stated in each section.