30 June 2025 to 4 July 2025
Leiden University, Gorlaeus building
Europe/Amsterdam timezone
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Pupils' mindset on physics and its changes in the first year of teaching - a questionnaire survey

30 Jun 2025, 16:30
1h
Gorlaeus 'schotel'

Gorlaeus 'schotel'

Poster Identity and Belonging in physics (IDENT) Poster session

Speaker

Jan Říha (Palacky University in Olomouc, Faculty of Science)

Description

In the past two years, a questionnaire survey has been conducted in primary schools in the Olomouc Region (Czech Republic). The aim is to find out the position and popularity of the subject Physics in comparison with other subjects in the first year of teaching Physics as a separate subject. The questionnaire was completed by approximately 500 pupils, where they evaluated the popularity and difficulty of the subject Physics, the forms of teaching, teaching materials and other activities used in Physics classes. The results of the evaluation of this questionnaire survey will be presented.

Education level Age 12-15 (Secondary education)
Physics topic Contemporary and modern physics
Research focus Students’ identity, inclusion and wellbeing
Research method Analytic Physics Education Research (Quantitative research)

Author

Jan Říha (Palacky University in Olomouc, Faculty of Science)

Co-author

Presentation materials