3–7 Jul 2023
Faculty of Science, UPJS, Košice, Slovakia
Europe/Bratislava timezone

Physics Card Games: Learning or Fun? Pedagogical Considerations and Teachers' Attitudes

5 Jul 2023, 16:40
1h 30m
Workshop 1 (Socrates)

Workshop 1

Socrates

Workshop Physics teacher education and professional learning communities Workshop Physics teacher education

Speakers

Dr Smadar Levy (Weizmann Institute of Science)Mr David Perl-Nussbaum (Weizmann Institute of Science)Prof. Edit Yerushalmi (Weizmann Institute of Science)

Description

In this interactive workshop, participants will experience physics card games ("Phys-Cards") designed as a summative activity to help students organize what they have learned and make connections between externally different scenarios and underlying physics principles. The Phys-Card games have been implemented in a national network of Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) for high school physics teachers (~300 teachers). The design principles, pedagogical rationale, benefits, and potential challenges will be discussed. We will share results from two years of experience with Phys-Card games in the PLCs and in teachers' classrooms, as well as insights into teachers' attitudes toward gamification in physics instruction.

How would you like to present your contribution? Live in Košice (time slot to be allotted based on the programme)
Target education level (primary) In-service teacher education
Target education level (secondary, optional) Higher-secondary education

Primary authors

Dr Smadar Levy (Weizmann Institute of Science) Mr David Perl-Nussbaum (Weizmann Institute of Science) Prof. Edit Yerushalmi (Weizmann Institute of Science)

Co-authors

Mr Kobi Shvarzbord (Weizmann Institute of Science) Mrs Adi Noga (Weizmann Institute of Science) Mrs Aliza Rot (Weizmann Institute of Science)

Presentation materials