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Levelling Up Physics - online tutorials for pre-university students of physics to address diversity in physics in higher education

1 Jul 2025, 09:40
20m
BW0.17 (Gorlaeus building)

BW0.17

Gorlaeus building

Einsteinweg 55 2333 CC Leiden
Oral presentation Identity and Belonging in physics (IDENT) Parallel oral presentations IDENT

Speakers

Daniel Cottle (University of Birmingham) Daniel Cottle (University of Birmingham)

Description

Online physics tutoring that provides near peer mentoring can support a university physics department to engage with a more diverse range of young people interested in studying physics. Benefits for young people are in their knowledge of university application, confidence in their physics knowledge and demystifying what it is like to study physics at university.

Education level Outreach, Informal & Non-formal learning of physics
Physics topic Full curriculum
Research focus Innovative instructional strategies and pathways
Research method Educational design research (Qualitative research)
Organizing preference criteria Track

Authors

Daniel Cottle (University of Birmingham) Daniel Cottle (University of Birmingham)

Presentation materials