Web Page Design Standards for Physics Teachers

Abstract

With the rapid development of computer network technologies, there have been a

number of recent studies on theuseoftheInternetineducation,particularly on the use

of the World Wide Web (the Web) for Web-Based Instruction (WBI). WBI can be

defined as the instructional activities which provide purposeful interaction to increase

learners' knowledge or skills through specific and pre-planned methods. It allows

self-directed, self-paced, and multimedia-assisted learning. Thus it is an instruction and

learning system which is based on the exchange, acquisition, and creation of

information on the Internet.Currently, many Web projects are being implemented which can be classified into three

categories: communication, problem solving, and information collection. Along with

these categories, WBI is specially efficient for the construction of learning environments

based on constructivism. It offers easy selection of instructional goals, diversity of

materials presentation, actual learning environments, various kinds of interactions, and scope for the reflective thinking process.