Speaker
Dr
Alberto Stefanel
(University of Udine)
Description
The representation of physical concepts is essential to support teaching and to activate learning in primary school. Investigating how future teachers represent the physical concepts has great importance. A research was carried out on concepts of force representations of 274 prospective teachers, enrolled in the Primary Education Sciences degrees. Rubrics were designed and used to analyze different dimensions involved in drawing, descriptions, didactic and disciplinary motivations. It emerged that most of the representations do not include the representation of the involved forces, but rather implies a precise didactic approach to the force concept.
| How would you like to present your contribution? | Live in Ljubljana (time slot to be allotted based on the programme) |
|---|---|
| Target education level (primary) | University education |
| Target education level (secondary, optional) | Pre-service teacher education |
Primary authors
Dr
Alberto Stefanel
(University of Udine)
Prof.
Marisa Michelini
(University of Udine)
