GIREP-EPEC 2025 Conference, Leiden, The Netherlands

from Monday 30 June 2025 (08:00) to Friday 4 July 2025 (17:45)
Leiden University, Gorlaeus building

        : Sessions
    /     : Talks
        : Breaks
30 Jun 2025
1 Jul 2025
2 Jul 2025
3 Jul 2025
4 Jul 2025
AM
08:00 --- Registration ---
09:30
Opening ceremony (until 11:00)
09:30 Welcome by GIREP vice-president Dagmara Sokołowska & EPS-EPEC president Sascha Schmeling - Dagmara Sokołowska Dr Sascha Schmeling (CERN)   (C4/5)
09:40 Welcome by Scientific Director LION Sense Jan van der Molen   (C4/5)
09:50 Welcome by Scientific Director ICLON Fred Janssen  
10:00 PER: looking back; looking forward - Ton ELLERMEIJER Dean Zollman Marisa Michelini  
11:00 --- Coffee break ---
11:30
Keynote speaker - André Heck (University of Amsterdam) André Heck (University of Amsterdam) (until 12:30) (C4/5)
11:30 The complexification of physics: Historical episodes and educational implications - Ricardo Karam  
09:00
Parallel oral presentations - André Heck (University of Amsterdam) André Heck (University of Amsterdam) (until 10:30)
09:00 Sun-Earth-Moon system: Difficulties of secondary school students in understanding eclipses - ELVIRA GUTIERREZ JIMENEZ (UPV/EHU)  
09:20 Exploring Student Estimates of Astronomical Scales: Impact of Question Formulation and Visualisation - Willem Keppens  
09:40 Student’s Understanding of the Celestial Sphere: a Qualitative Interview Study - Judith Vandewiere  
10:00 Avoiding tidal misconceptions - a teacher guide - Dr André Heck (University of Amsterdam)  
09:00
Parallel oral presentations - Marian Kires (Institute of Physics Faculty of Science UPJS in Košice, Slovakia) (until 10:30)
09:00 How do Different Games make a Difference? Pedagogical Considerations and Teachers' Perspectives when integrating Card Games into Physics Teaching - Smadar Levy  
09:20 Artificial Intelligence in Pre-Service STEM Teacher Training - Prof. Jozef Hanč (P. J. Safarik University)  
09:40 Teacher students’ expression of TPACK in GeoGebra-based lesson planning - Lorena Solvang (Karlstad University, Sweden)  
10:00 Flexible learning environment for the DigCompEdu competences development of STEM teachers - Marian Kires (Institute of Physics Faculty of Science UPJS in Košice, Slovakia)  
09:00
Parallel oral presentations - JOSEPH DE MESA (University of the Philippines Open University) (until 10:30)
09:00 Fostering Interdisciplinary Learning: Mathematics and Physics in Secondary Education - Stefania Lippiello  
09:20 Probing students’ difficulties in electromagnetic induction using an approach based on Conceptual Blending theory. - Ms Saurabhee Huli (Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, TIFR, India)  
09:40 Enhancing Kinematics Understanding Through a Real-Time Graph-Based Motion Video Game - Mateo Dutra Shaw (Instituto de Física, Facultad de Ciencias, UdelaR)  
10:00 Exploring Conceptual Structures of PhD in Education Students Specializing in Physics and Mathematics: A Case Study on the Concept of Vector Analysis - JOSEPH DE MESA (University of the Philippines Open University)  
09:00
Parallel oral presentations - Daniel Cottle (University of Birmingham) (until 10:30)
09:00 Pedagogical partnerships as a distinctive and inspiring strategy for curriculum revision - Ruth Buning (The Hague University of Applied Sciences) Martijn Hunter (The Hague University of Applied Sciences)  
09:20 The role of academic engagement on freshmen’s performance in an Introductory Physics course - Dr Silvia Galano (Department of Physics "E. Pancini", University Federico II, Naples, Italy)  
09:40 The expert-like attitudes of Finnish physics students by major subject and gender - Inkeri Kontro  
10:00 Levelling Up Physics - online tutorials for pre-university students of physics to address diversity in physics in higher education - Daniel Cottle (University of Birmingham)  
09:00
Parallel oral presentations -Dr Kim Krijtenburg-Lewerissa (Utrecht University) (until 10:30)
09:00 Why should high-school students learn Quantum Physics? Various stakeholders’ perspectives - Dr Avraham Merzel (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem)  
09:20 History as a Tool for Clarity: Enhancing Quantum Mechanics Understanding through Key Historical Insights - Marco Giliberti (Università degli Studi di Milano) Luisa Lovisetti (University of Milan, Department of Physics)  
09:40 Evaluation of an Activity Connecting Art and Quantum Concepts for Primary Education - Leonie Sonneveld Rutger Ockhorst  
10:00 What quantum topics and concepts should be included in an ideal secondary school quantum physics curriculum? - Philipp Bitzenbauer Dr Kim Krijtenburg-Lewerissa (Utrecht University)  
09:00
Workshops (until 10:30)
09:00 Introduction to Active Learning in Optics and Photonics (ALOP) - INSTR - David Sokoloff  
09:00 Stargazing Live! Discover the transient Universe in the NOVA Mobile Planetarium - ASTRO - Mr Joris Hanse (Netherlands Research School for Astronomy) Joanna Holt (Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences & Netherlands Research School for Astronomy)  
09:00 Transforming physics teacher professional learning via research and practice - TEACH - Dr Eilish McLoughlin Dagmara Sokołowska  
09:00
DiDaDoDa (until 10:30)
10:30 --- Coffee break ---
11:00
Keynote speaker - Pedro Russo (Leiden University / Leiden Observatory) (until 12:00) (C4/5)
11:00 Navigating the Cosmos: Cognitive Challenges in Astronomy Education - Mieke De Cock  
09:00
Parallel oral presentations - Joanna Francesca Behrman (University of Copenhagen) (until 10:30)
09:00 Understanding the nature of science and the development of a scientist identity through research internships in modern physics - Marijn van Nijhuis (Utrecht University of Applied Sciences, Utrecht University)  
09:20 A Structural Model of Grit, Expectancy-Value and 21st Century Skills on the Physics Achievement of STEM College Freshmen Students and Its Implications on Tertiary STEM Education - Alwielland Bello (Bukidnon State University)  
09:40 Investigating the Dynamics of Sense of Belonging to Physics and Physics Identity in High School Physics Classes - Kübra Özmen merve biçmen şenol (Doğan Cüceloğlu Fen Lisesi)  
10:00 A network study using historical data to assess the production of women in physics by women’s colleges - Joanna Behrman (University of Copenhagen)  
09:00
Parallel oral presentations - Estelle Tison (until 10:30)
09:00 Exploring the Photoelectric Effect and the Electromagnetic Spectrum through Art Analysis in Physics Education - Ms Brenda Ixcuiname Saavedra (GIREP 2025)  
09:20 Effectiveness of Peer Mentoring for Helping College Physics Faculty Members Improve Their Teaching in Japan - Sachiko Tosa (Niigata University)  
09:40 Preschool teacher training in physics under the new Mexican school approach - Dr Mario Humberto Ramírez Díaz (IPN)  
10:00 The Meaning of Energy in Physics Teaching in France (grades 7 to 9): an Analysis of Official Documents. - Estelle Tison (LDAR - Université Rouen Normandie)  
09:00
Parallel oral presentations - Zuzana Jeskova (until 10:30)
09:00 ESG Junior Program: Knowledge, Skills, and Purpose - Ivana Štibi Mrs Marija Gaurina (University of Split, Faculty of Science, Split, Croatia)  
09:20 Bridging Sports and Physics: Exploring Experiential Learning, Motivation, and Conceptual Gains among Indian Student Community in Qatar - Mohammed Vallikkaparambil (Qatar University)  
09:40 Enhancing University Physics and Chemistry Education through Interdisciplinary Research: The ENACT Project - Radoslaw Wasielewski Mirela Kaczmarek (University of Wrocław)  
09:00
Parallel oral presentations - Tetyana Antimirova (Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University)) (until 10:30)
09:00 Addressing Inequitable Access to Collegiate Level Physics Education in the U.S. - Dr Geraldine Cochran  
09:20 It’s all about the BASICs: a framework for a hands-on electronic course - Margreet Docter  
09:40 Adaptive, study-accompanying refreshment of school mathematical skills in the STEM degree programs with a focus on Physics and Medical Physics - Caroline Wortmann  
10:00 Concept Mapping in Undergraduate Physics Courses: A Case Study in a Nuclear Physics Course - Tetyana Antimirova (Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University))  
09:00
Parallel oral presentations - Guillermina Ávila García (Instituto Politécnico Nacional, CECyT 11) Guillermina Ávila García (Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Centro de Estudios Científicos y Tecnológicos No. 11) (until 10:30)
09:00 Development and Validation of a Performance-Based AI Literacy Assessment Test for High-School Students Enabling Predictions of their Performance in Tasks Involving AI Tools - Tobias Patrick Treczoks (Ludwig Maximilians Universitat (DE))  
09:20 Validating chained computerised adaptive testing for the Force Concept Inventory - Jun-ichiro Yasuda (Nagoya university)  
09:40 Optimizing Large Language Models Assisted Learning in Experimental Physics Lab - Marina Babayeva (Charles University)  
10:00 From the atomic nucleus to popcorn: Guided use of AI for the development of critical thinking in IPN high school - Guillermina Ávila García (Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Centro de Estudios Científicos y Tecnológicos No. 11) Dr Mario Humberto Ramírez Díaz (Centro de Investigación en Ciencia Aplicada y Tecnología Avanzada, Unidad Legaria)  
09:00
Workshops (until 10:30)
09:00 Hands-on and kinaesthetic activities to teach quantum mechanics in an engaging, visual way - QUANT - Andrea Lopez-Incera  
09:00 Physics Cards Different? The Same! Recognising Physics Concepts in a Variety of Representations for a Wide Range of Student Activities - INF - Zdeňka Koupilová  
09:00 Workshop on Tailor, an application for data analysis and curve fitting in high school and university teaching labs - LAB - David Fokkema (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)  
10:30 --- Coffee break ---
11:00
Keynote speaker - Roeland van der Rijst (Leiden University) (until 12:00) (C4/5)
11:00 Inclusion and Diversity in Physics - Dr Judith Hillier  
09:00
Parallel oral presentations - Olga Gkioka (boğaziçi) (until 10:30)
09:00 Developing Student Competences for Sustainable Development: Are Teachers Prepared - Dr Dury Bayram (Eindhoven University of Technology)  
09:20 E-R-R teaching framework implemented in future physics teacher education - Tereza Hrouzková (Palacký University Olomouc)  
09:40 Pre-service physics teachers learn to write reports in the instructional physics labs - Olga Gkioka (boğaziçi)  
09:00
Parallel oral presentations -Dr Sapna Sharma (St. Bede's College, Shimla, India) (until 10:30)
09:00 Assessing Self-Efficacy in University Physics Laboratories: The Impact of Teacher and Peer Collaboration - Cecilia Stari  
09:20 Bridging Theory and Experimentation: Identifying the Most Accurate Model for Soap Bubble Deflation - Daniele Battesimo Provenzano  
09:40 Error and Uncertainty: An Incoherent Hybrid in French High School Education - Julien Browaeys (Université Paris Cité) Nicolas Décamp  
10:00 Tracking the Swing: Unveiling the Physics of Increasing Amplitude - Dr Sapna Sharma (St. Bede's College, Shimla, India)  
09:00
Parallel oral presentations -Dr Matteo Tuveri (until 10:30)
09:00 Exploring the Effectiveness of AR Headsets and AnReAL in Teaching Motion Concepts - Caterina Giovanzana (University of Trento)  
09:20 Exploring Potential Use Cases of Immersive Technology in Secondary School Physics - Dr PHILIPPA PETTS (Durham University)  
09:40 Advancing Physics Computational Literacy with AI and Open-Source SageMath - Dominik Borovský (Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice)  
10:00 Using Digital Storytelling to Bring Gravitational Waves to School: the GRAVIS Project - Dr Matteo Tuveri  
09:00
Workshops (until 10:30)
09:00 Building Thinking Classrooms in Physics - INSTR - Wouter Spaan  
09:00 Drievliet: Embodied experiences of physics in Amusement Parks and Playgrounds - INF - Prof. Ann-Marie Pendrill (Lund university)  
09:00 Inclusive Physics Education: Check your course with us! - IDENT - Dr Sofie van den Eynde (University of Groningen) Dr Oksana Kavatsyuk (University of Groningen)  
09:00
Symposium -Dr Paul Logman Dr Paul Logman (Leiden University) (until 10:30)
09:00 Symposium: Towards a coherent teaching of energy across ages and disciplines (II) - THERMO - Prof. Yaron Lehavi (The David Yellin Academic College of Education) Dr Paul Logman (Leiden University, Leiden Institute of Physics)  
09:00
Symposium - Claudio Fazio (Università degli Studi di Palermo) (until 10:30)
09:00 Fostering Social and Cultural Inclusivity in Physics Education: The PLS Model - IDENT - Dr Marta Carli Silvia Galano (Department of Physics "E. Pancini", University of Naples Federico II) Claudio Fazio (Università degli Studi di Palermo) Marco Giliberti (Università degli Studi di Milano)  
09:00
Symposium - Elina Karagiannidou (Department of Primary Education, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece) (until 10:30)
09:00 Quantum Mechanics 2025 at the Crossroads of Science and Humanities: Towards the Epiphany of a New Cultural World a Century Later - QUANT - Luisa Lovisetti (University of Milan, Department of Physics) Mehdi Adrien Ayouz (CentraleSupélec) Enrico Giannetto (enrico.giannetto@unibg.it) GRZEGORZ KARWASZ (University Nicolaus Copernicus, Torun, Poland)  
10:30 --- Coffee break ---
11:00
Keynote speaker - Kirsten Stadermann Dr Kim Krijtenburg-Lewerissa (Utrecht University) (until 12:00) (C4/5)
11:00 Quantum Education - Rainer Müller  
09:00
Parallel oral presentations (until 10:30)
09:00
Parallel oral presentations - Gesche Pospiech (until 10:30)
09:00 Quantum for the Curious: An academic minor to enhance quantum literacy for non-physics students - Carolien Castenmiller (University of Twente)  
09:20 Efficacy of Doodles in Learning Quantum Concepts: An Innovative Visual Pedagogical Approach - Prof. PK Ahluwalia (Indian Association of Physics Teachers)  
09:40 Formal and informal approaches to quantum mechanics using quantum cryptography - Maria Bondani (CNR - Institute for Photonics and Nanotechnologies)  
10:00 Teaching quantum science between interpretational debate and pragmatism: learning about Nature of Science - Gesche Pospiech  
09:00
Parallel oral presentations - Tim Bouchée (until 10:30)
09:00 Enhancing sense-making in teachers through Photogate-based Period determination of a Bar Pendulum - Shirish Pathare (Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education)  
09:20 Exploring Geometric Optics through Project-Based Learning: A Comparative Study - Márta Flóra Tar  
09:40 Exploring Teaching Strategies and Pedagogical Content Knowledge for Teaching the Band Gap Concept in Secondary Education - Tim Bouchée  
09:00
Parallel oral presentations - Dominique Persano Adorno (Dipartimento di Fisica e Chimica “E. Segré”, Università di Palermo) (until 10:30)
09:00 A learning path on electromagnetic waves for high school students - Danilo Catena (University of Udine)  
09:20 Gender Differences in a Context-Based Test in Mechanics - Derya KALTAKCI GUREL (Kocaeli University)  
09:40 Undergraduate students’ conceptual understanding of electromagnetic waves - Dr Marco Costigliolo (Politecnico di Milano)  
10:00 Enhancing Understanding of Electromagnetic Fields and Their Application Challenges through Open and Collaborative Active Learning - Prof. Dominique Persano Adorno (Dipartimento di Fisica e Chimica “E. Segré”, Università di Palermo)  
09:00
Parallel oral presentations - Vera Montalbano (University of Siena) (until 10:30)
09:00 A STEAM Education Proposal from the Perspective of the Conceptual Fields Theory - PEDRO MENDES DOS SANTOS  
09:20 Inclusive science education: qualitative evaluation of an interdisciplinary teaching concept - Giulia Pantiri (Goethe University Frankfurt)  
09:40 A powerful interdisciplinary storytelling about energy between history and human societies - Vera Montalbano (University of Siena)  
09:00
Parallel oral presentations - Laura Gray (until 10:30)
09:00 Secondary School Students' Interpretation of Thermal Processes - Dr Alessandra De Angelis (University of Udine)  
09:20 Adaptive Physics for Real Barbies and Kens – Special Educational Needs for Physically Disabled High School Students in Physics Classes - Anna Barsy (Mozgásjavító EGYMI)  
09:40 Exploring the relation between physics, energy and sustainability with students, teachers and researchers: the Citizen Science School Rome Technopole case study - Adriana Postiglione  
10:00 A critical analysis of the C-TEIR process for assessing practical physics methods - Laura Gray  
09:00
Workshops (until 10:30)
09:00 Computational Modelling with Graphical Interface and Animations - DIGI - Ton ELLERMEIJER  
09:00 We have 99 demo’s, and so much fun - INF - Freek Pols Mr Norbert van Veen  
10:30 --- Coffee break ---
11:00
Keynote speaker -Dr Paul Logman (Leiden University) (until 12:00) (C4/5)
11:00 Engaging Students in Authentic Scientific Practices in Physics Lab Courses - Dr Heather Lewandowski (University of Colorado)  
PM
12:30 --- Lunch ---
13:30
Parallel oral presentations - Kristina Zuza (UPV/EHU (Applied Physics Department)) (until 15:00)
13:30 Global Blind Spot in Understanding Trigonometric Derivatives: A Multinational Analysis - Yossi Ben Zion (Department of Physics, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan 52900, Israel)  
13:50 Teachers, Students, and the Physmatics Between Them - Mrs Hadas Levi (the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Lev Academic Center)  
14:10 Roles of mathematics in physics education: a systematic review - Elina Palmgren  
14:30 University students’ difficulties related to transformation between graphical and algebraic representations in the case or non-constant acceleration kinematics - Kristina Zuza (UPV/EHU (Applied Physics Department))  
13:30
Parallel oral presentations - James Freericks (until 15:00)
13:30 Grasping the Invisible: Design and Implementation of Electronic Quantum Dice - Bart Folkers (University of Twente)  
13:50 Factors that Support Classroom Implementation of Quantum Concepts in High School - Karen Matsler (UT Arlington)  
14:10 Pre-service teachers’ flexible use of classical and quantum ontologies during a Kundt’s tube analogy assignment - Mr Paul de Haas (Institute for Science Education, Radboud University)  
14:30 Teaching quantum mechanics without waves or matrices - James Freericks  
13:30
Parallel oral presentations - Iain Moore (until 15:00)
13:30 How do pre-service physics teachers envision physicists? - Angelika Bernsteiner (University of Graz)  
13:50 Supporting Teachers in Planning and Implementing Digital Data Acquisition in the Physics Classroom - Lea Runge (IPN – Leibniz Institute for Science and Mathematics Education)  
14:10 The introduction of circuits in secondary science education: teachers’ views on confidence and content - Iain Moore  
14:30 Advanced physics courses for teachers – Physicists’ perceptions - Dr Dan Klein (Weizmann Institute of Science)  
13:30
Parallel oral presentations - Jenaro Guisasola (until 15:00)
13:30 Fluid Mechanics and the Ways Pupils Think - Daša Červeňová (Comenius University)  
13:50 College Science Students’ Scientific Reasoning in Kinematics: A Resources Framework Analysis - Dr Özden Şengül (Boğaziçi University)  
14:10 The impact of different representation types in multi-representational physics instruction - Ana Susac  
14:30 Students’ epistemic difficulties in analysing Energy Transfer Problems in Mechanics - Jenaro Guisasola (DUAL ENGINEERING SCHOOL, Machine Tool Institute (IMH) Elgoibar, Spain and Donostia Physics Education Research Group (UPV/EHU).)  
13:30
Parallel oral presentations - Pradip Deb (RMIT University Australia) (until 15:00)
13:30 Exploring secondary school students’ operationalisation of relativistic thought experiments - Paul Alstein (Utrecht University)  
13:50 CREDO-edu - how to make a citizen science project about Cosmic Rays - Melania Deresz (University of Warsaw)  
14:10 Students’ reasoning on the characteristics of electromagnetic radiation and its effects - Dr Nikolaos Zarkadis (Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus)  
14:30 An Investigation of Radiation Knowledge in First Year Medical Radiations and Pharmacy Students - Pradip Deb (RMIT University Australia)  
13:30
Workshops (until 15:00)
13:30 Learning to reason with formulas in grade 10-12 physics and mathematics lessons - MATH - Peter Kop Prof. Harrie Eijkelhof  
13:30 Optic Cubes – A 3D-Printed Modular Kit for Low-Cost Wave Optic Experiments in Education - QUANT - Mr Nils Haverkamp (Universität Münster, Didaktik der Physik)  
13:30 Scaffolding Dialogues in Upper-Secondary School Physics Classrooms – Using Reasoning Schemes as Co-construction Tools - INSTR - Patrick Diepenbroek  
13:30
Symposium - Ton ELLERMEIJER (until 15:00)
13:30 Computational Modelling in the Physics Curriculum - MATH - André Heck (University of Amsterdam) Peter Demkanin Mr Henning Vinjusveen Myhrehagen Giacomo Torzo Ton ELLERMEIJER  
15:00 --- Coffe break ---
15:30
Keynote speaker (until 16:30) (C4/5)
15:30 The Physics of Flocking: Emergence of Collective Motion in Active Matter - Alexandre Morin  
16:30
Poster session (until 17:30)
16:30 AC current through an open circuit: Demonstrating the role of a capacitor as a reservoir of charge - Arvind Arvind  
16:30 Adaptive learning in mechanics using artificial intelligence - Márton Burkovics  
16:30 Amplitude Modulation Measurements using Mobile Device Sensors - Dr Madhusudan Ch (Government Degree College, Siddipet (Autonomous), Telangana-502103, INDIA)  
16:30 An inventory on the principle of relativity and the principle of equivalence in classical mechanics: investigating misconceptions and pitfalls in reasoning - Pasquale Onorato (University of Trento)  
16:30 Analysis of Performance of Slovak Pupils in the Physics Part of IJSO According to Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy in 2023 and 2024 - Patrik Rezák (Comenius University)  
16:30 Aspects of Physics Education and the role of autochthonous cultures in the São Paulo State curriculum - Dr Carlos Mometti (Federal University of São Paulo)  
16:30 Assessing students’ carbon competence regarding the effectiveness of climate action measures - Sarah Wildbichler  
16:30 Augmented reality simulation of parallel plate capacitor for mobile devices - Andrej Vidak (Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology)  
16:30 Back to basics: reinventing a simple cart experiment for kinematics - Katarina Jelicic (Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Croatia)  
16:30 Basic physics in energy transition: a thematic course - Joao Pereira (UNIRIO)  
16:30 Bounce Light System Device for Teaching Optics to Elementary School Students - Claudia Carolina García Gaitán  
16:30 Bridging Lab work and History of Science: Enhancing Scientific Literacy Through Inquiry and Reflection on the Nature of Science - Pasquale Onorato (University of Trento)  
16:30 Compromise between mathematics and physics in teaching: instructors’ views on the role of mathematics in advanced physics courses for teachers - Dr Dan Klein (Weizmann Institute of Science)  
16:30 Developing digital and analogue materials for teaching mechanics in secondary level I - Initial test results - Kerstin Lindmaier (Johannes Kepler Universität Linz)  
16:30 Developing Scientific Agency in Bachelor Physics Students - Nazly Sedghinejad  
16:30 Development of a Learning Arrangement on the Topic of Wind for Primary Education - Prof. Ingrid Krumphals (University College of Teacher Education Styria)  
16:30 Development of an online teacher training course for modern quantum physics teaching - Philipp Scheiger (Universität Stuttgart, Physik und ihre Didaktik, Pfaffenwaldring 57, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany)  
16:30 Draw a Scientist: Development of student drawings in middle schools within a four-year STEM engagement project - Markus Obczovsky (University of Graz)  
16:30 Elementary Pre-service Teachers' Conceptual Representations of Electrical Circuits Functionality - Prof. Abdeljalil Métioui (Université du Québec à montréal)  
16:30 Embodied Narratives for Physics Education: Bridging Concepts, Emotions, and Movements - Marco Giliberti (Università degli Studi di Milano) Luisa Lovisetti (University of Milan, Department of Physics)  
16:30 Enhancing students’ comprehension of equations with physics specific strategies - Julia Hofmann (University of Göttingen)  
16:30 Evaluating Misconceptions About the Greenhouse Effect in Textbooks - Alessandro Salmoiraghi  
16:30 Exploring Materials Science through Educational Activities in Informal Learning Environments - Dimitris Stavrou (University of Crete)  
16:30 FEDORAS’ Academy: STEM education for envisioning sustainable futures - Emily Michailidi (University of Crete)  
16:30 Four-Year Research on the Learning Using Mentors (LUM) Method: Implementation and Experience - Jaroslav Šmahel (Charles University)  
16:30 Gamification of Introductory University Physics Courses - Szabolcs Varga (Eötvös Loránd University)  
16:30 Hands-on kit for digital electronics - Árpád Bordás (Bolyai High School)  
16:30 How can embodied learning in the physics classroom energize teachers to promote inclusive practices in secondary education? - Kars Verbeek  
16:30 How contact with CERN researchers shapes students' perceptions of physicists - Adelina Lintuluoto (KIT - Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (DE))  
16:30 How good AI detectors are the secondary school students in the field of science? - Péter Kosztyó (Eötvös Loránd University)  
16:30 How social belonging and performance varies across demographic groups in first-year science students - Parinaz Abbasi (UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY)  
16:30 Implementation of modular smartphone experiments in physics lessons using the phyphox kit - Marija Herdt  
16:30 Implementation of network theory in the design of a physics curriculum - Alejandra Ibarra Morales (Instituto Politécnico Nacional)  
16:30 Inquiry-based learning of nuclear physics using VR learning module - David Smrcka  
16:30 Insight into Students' Interest in the Pillars of Quantum Technologies - Ismet N. Dogan  
16:30 Interdisciplinary school worksheets (physics-biology) - Dominika Korcanova  
16:30 International Commission on Physics Education (C14-IUPAP): Purpose and Activities - Angela Fösel  
16:30 Introducing large language models (LLMs) in physics education: A module for future teachers - Eugenio Tufino (University of Padova, Physics department)  
16:30 LEONARDO DA VINCI DID NOT DISCOVER THE TIME SQUARE LAW BEFORE GALILEO GALILEI - Prof. MARCOS CESAR DANHONI NEVES (UEM)  
16:30 Lesson materials on quantum technology for upper secondary education - Rutger Ockhorst  
16:30 Leveraging AI for Rapid Generation of Physics Simulations in Education: Building Your Own Virtual Lab - Yossi Ben Zion (Department of Physics, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan 52900, Israel)  
16:30 Modelling Quantum Curriculum Innovation - Mr Jonas Bley (University of Kaiserslautern-Landau)  
16:30 Multidimensional Authenticity in Task Design: Teaching Astronomy and Physics with Historical Stellar Spectra - Marvin zur Mühlen (Max Planck Institute for Astronomy)  
16:30 Náboj Physics – the international physics competition - Jaroslav Valovcan  
16:30 Out-of-field Teaching in Physics and Science – A Systematic Review - Stefan Gritsch (Pädagogische Hochschule Steiermark)  
16:30 Physics at the airport and it smoothly implementation into educational workshops - Szymon Matlingiewicz (Aviation Education Centre Krakow Airport)  
16:30 Physics Curriculum for Secondary Schools – Starting Points Grounded Among Leading Physicists and Other Stakeholders - Petr Kolář (Charles University, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics)  
16:30 Physics in the context of seismology: experiments and activities with the Raspberry Shake - Angela Fösel  
16:30 Possibilities of gamification in high school physics education - Viktoria Csikos  
16:30 Pupils' mindset on physics and its changes in the first year of teaching - a questionnaire survey - Jan Říha (Palacky University in Olomouc, Faculty of Science)  
16:30 Reflections on Physics Education: Long-Term Memories and Opinions About Physics Learning - Mr Tomáš Kopřiva (Charles University)  
16:30 Rich tasks for developing primary students’ productive dispositions in physics and mathematics - Dr Eilish McLoughlin (Dublin City University)  
16:30 Sabir: a codesign process to foster IBL in the Mediterranean - Stefano Sandrelli (inaf - IAU OAE Center Italy)  
16:30 School physics experiments with Arduino in lower secondary education - Lukáš Richterek (Faculty of Science, Palacký University Olomouc)  
16:30 Simultaneous measurement of precession and nutation using a wireless sensor in a gyroscope practical experiment - Dr R.J.H. Klein-Douwel (University of Groningen)  
16:30 Smartphone-Based Physics Experiments: Evaluating the Accuracy and Precision of Embedded Sensors - Mr Jakub Žoldák  
16:30 Stimulation of pupils to experimental activities through learning activities - Klára Velmovská (Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia)  
16:30 Student Model of Engagement in DC circuits - Dr Ignatius John (Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa)  
16:30 Students’ reasoning in choosing measurement instrumentation - Dr Micol Alemani (University of Potsdam, Physics and Astronomy Institute, Potsdam, Germany)  
16:30 Teaching physics through thematic events. - Hanna Kościelny (Aviation Education Centre Krakow Airport)  
16:30 The Universe as a Physics Laboratory: Assessment of parents' attitudes and their support of astronomy education at primary school - Ms Karin Schmögnerová  
16:30 Use of ISLE in STEM lessons to promote scientific thinking - Elisabeth Rogl  
16:30 What makes an airplane take off right or left? Physic explain! - Daniel Dziob (Aviation Education Centre Kraków Airport)  
16:30 Work-life related exercise with vehicle experiment - Antti Rissanen (National Defence University)  
16:50 Study of rotational motion by a fidget spinner and smartphone - Prof. Onofrio Rosario Battaglia (Dipartimento di Fisica e Chimica - Emilio Segrè, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy)  
17:10 Analyze different student competencies using a computational and experimental task - Marta Mlynczyk (Nauczyciel fizyki w Liceum Ogólnokształcącym Nr XII im. Boleslawa Chrobrego we Wroclawiu)  
17:10 STEM Investigations: Integrating Interdisciplinary Learning to Solve Real-World Problems - Zuzana Jeskova  
17:30 --- Welcome at Leiden University drink ---
12:00 --- Lunch ---
13:00
Poster session (until 13:30)
13:30
Symposium - Valentina Bologna (until 15:00)
13:30 Successes and challenges in ISLEzing learning and teaching - Alessandro Pietro VENTURA (Liceo Caterina Percoto, Udine (Italy)) Nastja MAHNE (University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics) Andreja ŠARLAH (University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics) Aleš MOHORIČ (University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics) Sergej FALETIČ (University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics) Valentina BOLOGNA (University of Trieste, Teaching and Learning Centre) Bor GREGORČIČ (Uppsala University, Department of Physics and Astronomy) Danielle BUGGÉ (West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South (USA))  
13:30
Symposium - Avraham Merzel (The Seymour Fox School of Education, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel) Dr Avraham Merzel (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem) (until 15:00)
13:30 Towards a coherent teaching of energy across ages and disciplines (I) - David Sands (independent) Dr Avraham Merzel (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem)  
15:00 --- Coffee break ---
15:30
Parallel oral presentations - Stephen Gammell (Dublin City University) (until 17:00)
15:30 Diagnosis of Elementary Pre-service Teachers' Alternative Conceptions before and after Hands-on Laboratory about Electrostatic - Abdeljalil Metioui (Université du Québec à Montréal)  
15:50 Exploring the Traits of Competent Physics Teachers: Insights from Secondary School Physics Teachers - Deena Davis  
16:10 Examining Ethiopian Physics Teachers’ Conceptual Understanding and Pedagogical Content Knowledge in Mechanics - Dereje Aynekulu Dejene (NTNU)  
16:30 Influence of a professional learning programme in physics on teachers’ beliefs and classroom practices - Stephen Gammell (Centre for the Advancement of STEM Teaching and School of Physical Sciences, DCU Faculty of Science and Health, Dublin City University, Ireland)  
15:30
Parallel oral presentations - Mojca Čepič (University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Education) (until 17:00)
15:30 Assessing Secondary School Students’ Understanding of the First Law of Thermodynamics: Challenges and Insights - Petra Plavsic (Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Croatia)  
15:50 Effect of Experiment-Based and Mathematical Modeling Approaches on Conceptual Understanding of Thermodynamics - İrem Ören  
16:10 Carnot’s Waterfall and the Notions of Power and Energy - Prof. Hans U Fuchs (Free University of Bozen-Bolzano)  
15:30
Parallel oral presentations - Benjamin Zwickl (until 17:00)
15:30 How to teach quantum physics to humanistic students and why - Leonardo Colletti (Liceo Classico e Linguistico "G. Carducci")  
15:50 NV-center magnetometer experiment for school and its educational concept - Mr Simon Koppenhöfer (Universität Stuttgart, Physik und ihre Didaktik, Pfaffenwaldring 57, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany)  
16:10 God plays quantum dice – teaching bosons and fermions to high school students - Dr Efraim Yehuda Weissman (Jerusalem College of Technology)  
16:30 Identifying opportunities to integrate quantum sensing into bachelor’s-level physics courses - Benjamin Zwickl (Rochester Institute of Technology)  
15:30
Parallel oral presentations - Daniele Provenzano (until 17:00)
15:30 Comparison of Student Reasoning of Partial Derivatives Before and After the Instruction - Dr Zeynep Topdemir (Johannes Kepler University Linz)  
15:50 Key Design Principles for Enhancing the Transfer of Mathematics to Physics in Upper Secondary Education - Süleyman Turşucu (PhD)  
16:10 When Assumptions Make the Difference: The Curious Case of the Mistreated Bernoulli’s Equation - Daniele Battesimo Provenzano (Scuola Normale Superiore)  
15:30
Parallel oral presentations - Forrest Bradbury (Amsterdam University College) (until 17:00)
15:30 Bottom-up implementation of learning goals in physics lab courses by a hands-on didactic training of instructors - Sebastian Schellhammer  
15:50 Quantifying students' collective creativity in designing soft matter experiments - Anna Bakker  
16:10 Adopting Nontraditional Labs in a Professional Learning Community - an Ecological Perspective - Adi Noga (Weizmann Institute of Science)  
16:30 Open inquiry in undergraduate lab courses - Forrest Bradbury (Amsterdam University College)  
15:30
Workshops (until 17:00)
15:30 Building a timer: Modeling Instruction in the Netherlands - INSTR - Cathy Baars-de Boer  
15:30 Let's bring critical thinking into physics lessons together! - TEACH - Dr Thomas Prestel (TU Dresden) Dr Farahnaz Sadidi (TU Dresden)  
15:30 Understanding stellar properties through conceptual modelling - ASTRO - Dr Marco Kragten (Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences)  
17:10
Official meetings -Dr Eilish McLoughlin (until 18:40)
17:10
Official meetings - Dagmara Sokołowska (until 17:55)
17:10
Official meetings - Stamatis Vokos Edit Yerushalmi (Weizmann institute) (until 17:55)
12:00 --- Lunch ---
13:00
Excursions (until 18:00)
13:00 Anatomical museum & Hortus Botanicus - Eveline de Boer  
13:00 De Leidsche Bierbrouwerij - Lianne van der Meer  
13:00 Drievliet: Embodied experiences of physics in Amusement Parks and Playgrounds - Jurnan Schilder (U. Twente) Ann-Marie Pendrill (Lund university)  
13:00 Louwman car museum  
13:00 Space Expo  
13:00 Wall formula walk through Leiden ending at the Old Observatory - Mr Michiel Thijssen (Leiden Institute of Physics) Ivo Van Vulpen (Nikhef National institute for subatomic physics (NL)) Ivo van Vulpen (Leiden University)  
12:00 --- Lunch ---
12:30
Official meetings - Dagmara Sokołowska (until 13:00)
13:00
Poster session (until 13:30)
13:30
Panel discussion (until 15:00)
13:30 Dialogue symposium about teaching and learning quantum physics - Prof. Marisa Michelini (University of Udine)  
13:30
Panel discussion - Elina Karagiannidou (Department of Primary Education, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece) (until 15:00)
13:30 The ethical role of a Physicist, especially that of a Physics teacher, in contemporary society” - Mrs Elina Karagiannidou (Department of Primary Education, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece)  
13:30
Symposium - Federico Corni (Free University of Bozen-Bolzano) (until 15:00)
13:30 Interaction of Imaginative Forms of Expression in Physics Education of K-6 Teachers - INSTR - José CANTÓ (University of Valencia) Jitka HOUFKOVÁ (Charles University of Prague) Hans U Fuchs (Free University of Bozen-Bolzano) Jana DOLEŽALOVÁ (Charles University of Prague) Federico CORNI (Free University of Bozen-Bolzano)  
15:00 --- Coffee break ---
15:30
Parallel oral presentations -Dr Eilish McLoughlin (until 17:00)
15:30 Coherent Argumentation in Pre-Service Science Teachers’ Computational Essays - Peitsa Veteli (Helsinki Institute of Physics (FI))  
15:50 Exploring Preservice Physics Teachers’ Reasoning of Measurement Uncertainty - Osman Aksit (Bogazici University)  
16:10 Empowering future physics teachers to cultivate critical thinking - Dr Farahnaz Sadidi  
16:30 An examination of physics teachers’ reflective practices - Dr Eilish McLoughlin  
15:30
Parallel oral presentations - Freek Pols (until 17:00)
15:30 ToPLab: sustaining innovation in physics labs through Faculty Learning Communities - Dr Marta Carli  
15:50 Designing and Implementing TLSs for Digitally Enhanced Physics Labs: insights from the ADELANTE Project - Lucia Gabelli (University of Padova)  
16:10 Evaluating Scientific Argumentation Skills in Undergraduate Lab Reports at scale using AI - Oxana Andriuc  
16:30 Towards Open Physics Education: Teaching with Jupyter (Note)Books - Freek Pols  
15:30
Parallel oral presentations - Mirela Kaczmarek (University of Wrocław) (until 17:00)
15:30 AN ANALYSIS OF QUESTION TYPE IN PHYSICS-RELATED EXHIBITS’ LABELS AT SCIENCE CENTRES - Ms İrem Gezer (Middle East Technical University)  
15:50 Quantum Party at Lowlands: The Impact of a Pop-Up Exhibit about Quantum Technologies - Vincent Koeman  
16:10 40 years of Physics Correspondence Seminar and its role in education - Jaroslav Valovcan  
16:30 More Than a Competition: How Physics Contests in Poland Offer Opportunities to Build Varied Skills - Dagmara Sokołowska Mirela Kaczmarek (University of Wrocław)  
15:30
Parallel oral presentations - Thomas Schubatzky (University of Innsbruck) (until 17:00)
15:30 In-service science teachers’ adaptation of integrated STEM teaching modules on Climate Change - Emily Michailidi (University of Crete)  
15:50 Physics Debate: an Educational Path on Energy and Climate - Dr Marco Ghilardi (Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Pavia)  
16:10 Poweri Noi! Watt should we do? A Team Board Game on Energy Transition and Climate Change - Luca Zatti  
16:30 Knowledge of Everyday Energy Quantities and Its Relationship to Self-Reported Behaviour - Prof. Thomas Schubatzky (University of Innsbruck)  
15:30
Parallel oral presentations - Eugenio Tufino (University of Padova) (until 17:00)
15:30 Dissecting the interaction between alternative grading, mindset, and self-efficacy in introductory physics courses - Prof. Christopher Fischer (University of Kansas)  
15:50 Active learning and computational simulation of a bouncing ball - Dr Rubén Sánchez Sánchez (Instituto Politécnico Nacional)  
16:10 Using the Item Response Theory to Validate the Heat and Temperature Conceptual Evaluation test - Prof. Onofrio Rosario Battaglia (Dipartimento di Fisica e Chimica - Emilio Segrè, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy)  
16:30 Investigating the impact of digitally-enhanced laboratories on students’ scientific abilities and experimental attitudes - Eugenio Tufino (University of Padova, Physics department)  
15:30
Parallel oral presentations -Dr Ioannis Lefkos (Laboratory of informatics and Robotics in Education and Society, University of Macedonia) (until 17:00)
15:30 Using The Trailer Technique to Introduce Marie Curie's Life and Raise Awareness of Being a Woman in Physics - Dr Beril Yılmaz Senem (Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University) Dr Şule Kösem (Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University)  
15:50 Analysis of IBDP Physics Curriculum in terms of its Inclusion of Behavioral Profile Characteristics of a Scientific Literate - Zeynep Tugba Kahyaoglu (TED Ronesans College)  
16:10 Educational games in teaching physics - Ladislav Janiga  
16:30 Empowering Primary School Educators in Inquiry-Based Learning: Evaluating the Impact of a Training Program - Dr Ioannis Lefkos (Laboratory of informatics and Robotics in Education and Society, University of Macedonia)  
15:30
Workshops (until 17:00)
15:30 Creating a Student-Centered Collaborative Learning Environment in a University Physics Classroom - INSTR - Gerald Feldman  
15:30 Highlights of the “Quantum” exhibition: How to exploit ad-hoc designed demonstrators and staging activities to introduce quantum physics to a general audience - QUANT - Maria Bondani (CNR - Institute for Photonics and Nanotechnologies) Valentina DE RENZI  
15:30 Wall formula murals - sharing science stories on the streets - OTHER - Mr Michiel Thijssen (Leiden Institute of Physics) Prof. Ivo van Vulpen (Leiden University)  
19:00 --- Conference dinner ---
12:00 --- Lunch ---
13:00
Parallel oral presentations - Valentina Bologna (until 14:30)
13:00 An Evaluation of Argumentation-Based Studies on Physics Subjects Using the Toulmin Model - Ms Aysegul Tuysuz (Gazi University)  
13:20 Characterising Dialogues in Upper-Secondary School Physics Classrooms - Patrick Diepenbroek (Eindhoven School of Education)  
13:40 Towards a theory of thinking and reasoning in physics education: the connection between dual processing theories and mental models - David Sands  
14:00 Examining Thinking Order Levels in Non-Traditional vs. Standard Physics Problems Through Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy - Valentina BOLOGNA (University of Trieste, Teaching and Learning Centre) Giovanna MODUGNO (University of Bologna, Physics and Astronomy Department)  
13:00
Parallel oral presentations - Drew Rosen (University of Edinburgh) (until 14:30)
13:00 Visual attention and prior knowledge in identifying thermodynamic processes - Ms Paula Fehlinger (Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg)  
13:20 The impact of spaced learning within physics lessons in secondary schools - Rachel Hartley  
13:40 Development of an inquiry-based teaching sequence on energy for secondary school - Prof. Maja Planinić (Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia)  
14:00 Understanding the attention capture of a salient distracting feature in a friction force question - Drew Rosen (University of Edinburgh)  
13:00
Parallel oral presentations - Wim Bouwman (Delft University of Technology) (until 14:30)
13:00 Enhancing Engineering Education: A Digital Twin and Interactive Manual Approach for Dynamic Hands-On Learning - Bahareh Abdikivanani (TU Delft)  
13:20 Exploring the Potential of Interactive e-Books for Enhancing Learning and Teaching in Physics and Astronomy - Rosaria Lena  
13:40 Digital Peer-Evaluation in Project-Based Learning: A BuddyCheck Case Study in BSc Electrical Engineering - Seyedmahdi Izadkhast (Delft University of Technology)  
14:00 Didactical Effect of Teaching with an Open Access Interactive Textbook on Electricity and Magnetism - Wim Bouwman (Delft University of Technology)  
13:00
Parallel oral presentations -Prof. Ingrid Krumphals (University College of Teacher Education Styria) (until 14:30)
13:00 Empowering Advanced Physics Teaching through Remote Experimentation: Insights from LA-CoNGA physics - Dr Dennis Cazar Ramirez (Universidad San Francisco de Quito (EC))  
13:20 Online School Scientific Activities with Images of Real Experiments - Dr NORA LIA MAIDANA (Instituto de Física - Universidade de São Paulo)  
13:40 A School Science Activity based on the Experiment With Images of the Falling Cylinder - VITO ROBERTO VANIN (Instituto de Física - Universidade de São Paulo)  
14:00 A Remote Laboratory Learning Arrangement for Temperature-Dependent Resistance - Prof. Ingrid Krumphals (University College of Teacher Education Styria)  
13:00
Parallel oral presentations - Marilù Chiofalo (Department of Physics “Enrico Fermi”, Largo Bruno Pontecorvo 3, I-56126 Pisa, Italy) (until 14:30)
13:00 Length contraction Thought experiment with Secondary students - Floor Kamphorst (NTNU)  
13:20 Teaching Model-based Reasoning in Physics Undergraduate Classrooms, using Computational Simulations - Dr Asmita Redij (Independent Researcher, Former Visiting Fellow, Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, Mumbai)  
13:40 Impact of an Acoustics Course on the Conceptual Understanding of Mechanical Waves Among First-Year Audiology Students - Kübra Özmen  
14:00 Enhancing conceptual understanding and reasoning ability in challenging physics classes - Prof. Marilù Chiofalo (Department of Physics “Enrico Fermi”, Largo Bruno Pontecorvo 3, I-56126 Pisa, Italy)  
13:00
Workshops (until 14:30)
13:00 Changing the role of experiments in learning physics - LAB - Aleš Mohorič Nastja Mahne Sergej Faletic Andreja Šarlah  
13:00 Tutorials on Critical Thinking in Climate Change - CLIM - Mieke De Cock  
13:00
Symposium - Cesar Mora (until 14:30)
13:00 Symposium ICASE-MIDEC: Remote and virtual experimentation for teaching Physics in Latin America - LAB - Cesar Mora (Instituto Politécnico Nacional)  
14:30 --- Walking break ---
14:45
Closing ceremony (until 15:45) (C4/5)
14:45 Introducing GIREP 2026 - Dimitris Stavrou (University of Crete)  
15:45 --- Drinks ---