通过生动有趣的模拟体验,学生们充分体会到了探索知识的乐趣。有的同学说,虽然一开始在黑黢黢的“洞穴”里匍匐会感到有些害怕,但是有了同组同学一起,很快就能沉浸到讨论和探索中,这样的活动很有趣,对他们来说也是一次特别的体验。还有的同学说,以前曾作为游客走进过真正的洞穴,但是通过这次学习,才感受到古人在洞穴中留下的壁画或是生活用具都蕴藏着丰富的知识。
Through the lively and interesting simulation experience, students are able to experience the fun of exploring knowledge. Some students said that although they felt a little scared at first when crawling in the dark “cave”, they were able to immerse themselves in the discussion and exploration with their classmates. This was a very interesting class and a special experience for them. Some other students said they had been in a real cave as a tourist before, but through the activity, they really felt that the murals and living tools left by the ancient people in the caves were rich in knowledge.
Kapraun老师说,像这样的模拟实践活动的目的就是希望培养学生团队学习的能力,在项目式学习的框架下,让学生学会假设,并帮助学生建立综合的知识体系,比起单纯的阅读、讲座和记笔记,这样能够实现更有效的教学。
Ms. Kapraun says that the purpose of simulated hands-on activities like this is to help build group work skills, using hypotheses, working from a project-based framework for learning and to help students make connections that stick better than mere reading, lecture and note-taking can provide.