30 June 2025 to 4 July 2025
Leiden University, Gorlaeus building
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Computational Modelling in the Physics Curriculum - MATH

30 Jun 2025, 13:30
1h 30m
C4/5 (Gorlaeus 'schotel')

C4/5

Gorlaeus 'schotel'

Einsteinweg 57 2333 CC Leiden
Symposium Interplay of mathematics and physics (MATH) Symposium

Speakers

André Heck (University of Amsterdam) André Heck (University of Amsterdam) Giacomo TorzoMr Henning Vinjusveen Myhrehagen Peter Demkanin Ton ELLERMEIJER

Description

In 1984 Jon Ogborn [1] published an article about Dynamical Modelling. He demonstrated clearly the enormous potential added-values for physics education. So one would expect by now, 40 years later, in most countries the application of computational modelling is an integral part in the modern physics curriculum for high schools. Reality is amazingly different. By now, as far as known, only in The Netherlands computational modelling is addressed in the national curriculum of Physics and tested in national examinations.
The symposium aims to share and discuss the experiences with computational modelling for different levels of education and in several countries.

Education level All ages
Physics topic Full curriculum
Research focus Digital technologies (multimedia, simulations, AR, VR, remote, games)
Research method Other

Authors

André Heck (University of Amsterdam) André Heck (University of Amsterdam) Pieter Smeets Ton ELLERMEIJER

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