Conveners
Physics teacher education: 024,016,174,188,204
- Chairman: Marián Kireš
Description
PTE: Physics teacher education and professional learning communities
Elixir to Schools started 10 years ago as a project aimed at improving physics education in the Czech Republic. Five years later it became an independent non-profit organisation. Nowadays it organizes more than 50 regional centres in the whole country for teachers of mainly physics and computer science but also from primary schools and kindergartens. Currently, over 3,000 teachers are involved...
In this paper we focus on education aimed at developing students' skills and competencies by building scientific literacy, which requires teachers to implement innovative teaching methods. Digital technologies and the wide availability of information make it possible to combine formal education with self-study at home. We strive for teachers to gain a personal conviction in the suitability and...
Argumentation in solving physics problems is among the important aspects of teaching that contribute to the development of the students´ personality. In the paper we gave a definition of argumentation in teaching of physics, and criteria for evaluating students’ responses in terms of argumentation. As part of the research, we dealt with argumentation of students in solving physics problems in...
We present the results of our research on the teachers’ ability to interpret student explanations and respond to them effectively. Students were solving a non-traditional problem involving momentum and energy. Teachers took the survey that contained the text of the problem and students’ written explanations of their answer choice. Teachers were asked to comment on the student’s...
Crosscutting concepts (CCCs) are meant to foster integration between topics belonging to different scientific domains and are considered one of the pillars of an integrated K–12 science education curriculum. CCCs are expected to provide learners with organizational frameworks for connecting knowledge from the various disciplines into a coherent and scientific view of the world. However, CCCs...
