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STEPP
On the record
- Authoring tools
- Yesstepp.utdallas.edu · read 20 Sep 2026
- Availability
- STEPP Modules are a web app designed to run in a browser on a laptop or desktop computer.stepp.utdallas.edu · read 11 Oct 2026
- Delivery mode
- webstepp.utdallas.edu · read 20 Sep 2026
- Funding
- The project is supported by a grant from the NSF STEM + Computing program.stepp.utdallas.edu · read 11 Oct 2026
- How it works
- Students and teachers build physics simulations from problems in their curriculum using a modeling tool based on finite-state machines and state diagrams.stepp.utdallas.edu · read 11 Oct 2026
- Lesson library
- Yesstepp.utdallas.edu · read 20 Sep 2026
- Modeling
- Students and teachers build physics simulations from problems in their curriculum using a modeling tool based on finite-state machines and state diagrams.stepp.utdallas.edu · read 11 Oct 2026
- Modules
- The site describes three modules covering 1D kinematics, 2D kinematics, and Newton’s laws of motion.stepp.utdallas.edu · read 11 Oct 2026
- Platform
- STEPP modules are web apps that run in a browser on a laptop or desktop computer.stepp.utdallas.edu · read 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- STEPP is a learning environment for introductory physics students to learn physics concepts, modeling, and computational thinking together.stepp.utdallas.edu · read 11 Oct 2026
- Representations
- The modules are described as multi-representational.stepp.utdallas.edu · read 11 Oct 2026
- Research basis
- The modules are described as grounded in research on teaching and learning of physics.stepp.utdallas.edu · read 11 Oct 2026
- Scaffolding
- The modules are described as carefully scaffolded for novice learners.stepp.utdallas.edu · read 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The site lists [email protected] and [email protected] for questions or suggestions.stepp.utdallas.edu · read 11 Oct 2026
- Target learners
- The site says STEPP was created for students in introductory physics courses.stepp.utdallas.edu · read 11 Oct 2026
- Teachers
- The site provides a teacher sign-in option alongside the public version and tutorials.stepp.utdallas.edu · read 11 Oct 2026
- Testing
- The three modules have been built and field tested at high schools and the University of Texas at Dallas.stepp.utdallas.edu · read 11 Oct 2026
- 3D visuals
- Yesstepp.utdallas.edu · read 20 Sep 2026
