Speaker
Mr
Freek Pols
(Delft University of Technology)
Description
Learning to engage in scientific inquiry is an important goal in secondary physics education. However, attaining this learning goal continues to be a challenge. We addressed this problem by devising and testing a teaching sequence that aims at developing students’ (aged 14-15) understanding of and adherence to scientific criteria. We observed, that after going through this sequence, the students' critical attitude evolved and they developed basic understandings of how to conduct a physics inquiry. They started to substantiate the decisions made in their inquiries. The teaching sequence thus seems a suitable starting point for engaging young students in scientific inquiry.
Primary author
Mr
Freek Pols
(Delft University of Technology)
Co-authors
Dr
Peter Dekkers
Prof.
Marc de Vries
