Conveners
M3-5 DPE III (DPE) | DEP III (DEP)
- Daria Ahrensmeier
The goal of this presentation is to create an awareness about the C14 – Physics Education Commission of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP) activities. The IUPAP is a unique international physics organization, the only one that is founded and run solely by the physics community. Its members are nominated by physics communities in countries representing different regions...
Physicists study subjects such as quantum mechanics and relativity that capture the popular imagination, yet physics departments often struggle to recruit and retain enough students to satisfy cost-conscious administrations. The Effective Practices for Physics Programs (EP3) Initiative of the American Physical Society and the American Association of Physics Teachers has tapped the expertise...
We, teachers, curriculum designers and educators, should encourage students’ intellectual engagement and motivation and consider progressive and effective factors in their learning (Wentzel & Watkinz, 2016; Anderman & Dawson, 2011; Csikszentmihalyi, 1990, 1996; 1997; Shernoff et al., 2003). According to Dewey’s theory of learning (1916), learners need to become active participants in their own...
