An analysis of applied mechanics contest for senior high school students in Taiwan

dc.creator	Nelson Cheng-Chih CHEN
dc.creator	Ching-Hao CHEN
dc.creator	Ming-chun LIN
dc.date	2008-06-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-08-12T11:22:50Z
dc.date.available	2015-08-12T11:22:50Z
dc.identifier	1609-4913
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/8bde09ca59ec4cbba4a46a263803eb57
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/29496
dc.description	The applied mechanics education contest hosted by STAM (Society of Theoretical Applied Mechanics) has been held in Taiwan for several years. The contest pattern has been changed from a simple written test to an experiment-oriented test after the NSTM (National Science and Technology Museum) proceeded to hold the competition in 2005. The major change of the contest is to merge theory with a practical experiment. The NSTM set up well-designed video shows and materials packs for hands-on experiments at the contests. Visiting related mechanics exhibits at NSTM was highly recommended by the contestants and teachers. Statistical analyses of the contest scores over the past four years shows no significant correlation between the medals and the areas where the contestants are from, and there was no significant difference among the contestants’ final scores for different areas. Since 2004, the outstanding students at the competition were selected to attend the annual cross-strait mechanics field academic exchanges, and this academic exchange will continue to help extend the influence of mechanics education in Taiwan and China.
dc.language	English
dc.language	Chinese
dc.publisher	Hong Kong Institute of Education
dc.relation	http://www.ied.edu.hk/apfslt/v9_issue1/chencc/index.htm
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1609-4913
dc.source	Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, Vol 9, Iss 1, p 12 (2008)
dc.subject	applied mechanics education
dc.subject	mechanical contest
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
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dc.title	An analysis of applied mechanics contest for senior high school students in Taiwan
dc.type	article