Speakers
Prof.
Harrie Eijkelhof
Peter Kop
Description
Reasoning with mathematical formulas is important in secondary-school physics education. Often students lack this skill and see formulas as calculation tools and not as relationships between physical quantities. When handling formulas, they experience different cultures in math and physics classes. To reason with formulas, students must learn to blend mathematical and physics knowledge. This study investigates how questioning the formula might support this blending. Based on literature, a collection of questions was formulated and discussed with mathematics and physics teachers, resulting in a set of guiding questions, which might be used to encourage reasoning with formulas in regular lessons.
| Education level | Age 15-18 (Secondary education) |
|---|---|
| Physics topic | Other |
| Research focus | Innovative instructional strategies and pathways |
| Research method | Practitioner’s Inquiry / Action Research (Qualitative research) |
| Organizing preference criteria | Education level |
Authors
Prof.
Harrie Eijkelhof
Peter Kop
