Speakers
Prof.
Marika Kapanadze
(Ilia State University, Tbilisi, Georgia)Dr
Fadeel Joubran
(Arab College for Education, Israel)Dr
Alexander Mazzolini
(Swinburne University of Technology, Australia)Dr
Gabriela Jonas-Ahrend
(Paderborn University, Germany)
Description
Physics textbooks have been generally viewed as important tools that provide reliable information that supports and enhances students’ understanding of critical concepts. This paper investigates whether physics textbooks have met these goals, and how well they have adapted to inquiry-based teaching and on-line learning. The presented study is a literature review about physics textbook evaluation. Research concerning physics textbooks from different countries are discussed and analysed, and a broad overview about aspects that influence the efficacy of physics textbooks are presented. Studies investigating the importance and influence of digital textbooks (and similar online resources) are also analysed.
Primary authors
Prof.
Marika Kapanadze
(Ilia State University, Tbilisi, Georgia)
Dr
Fadeel Joubran
(Arab College for Education, Israel)
Dr
Alexander Mazzolini
(Swinburne University of Technology, Australia)
Dr
Gabriela Jonas-Ahrend
(Paderborn University, Germany)
