Conveners
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- Sara Satanassi
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- Juuso Jaakola
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- Giorgos Peikos (University of Crete)
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- JESUS DIEGO TUERO-ODONNELL ZULAICA
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Jason Tran06/07/2026, 16:30Quantum education (QUANT)Oral presentation
Quantum measurement is central to quantum mechanics, yet many students leave quantum courses without a clear, stable mental model of what “measurement” means. We analyze semi-structured think-aloud interviews in which students connected quantum measurement to mathematical formalism and their experimental understanding. Students’ placements spanned the entire continuum, revealing structured...
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Mr Georgios Parnavellis (University of the Aegean)06/07/2026, 16:502Quantum education (QUANT)Oral presentation
The conceptual transition from classical to quantum physics poses significant challenges in upper secondary physics. This study explores students’ perceptions of Bohr’s model and the extent to which their reasoning reflects classical carryover. Data were collected through a closed-type online questionnaire administered to 36 Greek upper secondary students. While most participants recognized...
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Yhonatan White06/07/2026, 17:101Quantum education (QUANT)Oral presentation
Integrating the Schrödinger equation (SE) in high school quantum physics (QP) is often considered mathematically challenging. However, teaching mathematical structures might improve students’ ability to engage with quantum technology and solve quantitative problems. In this study we designed a teaching unit focusing on the SE and its applications and integrated it into QP curriculum. We...
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Dr Sara Satanassi (Department of Physics and Astronomy, 'A. Righi', University of Bologna)06/07/2026, 17:30Quantum education (QUANT)Oral presentation
Entanglement is a key concept of the Second Quantum Revolution and a persistent challenge for students’ reasoning. This contribution presents a research-based tutorial that introduces entanglement through Bell’s game as a trigger of change. The tutorial was implemented in an extracurricular high-school course and examined through qualitative interviews conducted two months after instruction....
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Chiara Menotti (Pitaevskii BEC Center, CNR-INO, Trento, Italy)07/07/2026, 13:30Quantum education (QUANT)Oral presentation
We examine the use of analogy-based tools, such as card games and nonlocal games, in educational projects aimed at introducing quantum physics in school contexts. The core concepts of our proposal — uncertainty and superposition — are explored operationally through the active implementation of measurement processes and unitary operations. This pathway naturally leads to entangled states. A...
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Pietro Paolo Gambelli (Università di Trento)07/07/2026, 13:50Quantum education (QUANT)Oral presentation
The teaching of quantum physics at secondary school levels is often criticized for relying on traditional approaches that limit student engagement, as highlighted in recent educational literature. Grounded in game-based learning, this study presents an original escape room–style educational video game, developed through a collaboration between physicists and game designers, aimed at...
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Dr Shachar Boublil (TELUQ university)07/07/2026, 14:10Quantum education (QUANT)Oral presentation
This presentation explores the design and classroom implementation of an Einsteinian Energy module integrating the equations E = mc² and E = hf into the secondary school curriculum. The module connects modern physics concepts to existing energy topics through hands-on activities, historical narratives, embodied analogies, and proportional reasoning tasks. The session examines how students...
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07/07/2026, 14:30Quantum education (QUANT)Oral presentation
Open-ended quantum-circuit exercises can yield thousands of distinct submissions, making pass/fail metrics insufficient for diagnosing learning challenges. We analyzed learner interactions from an introductory quantum-computing MOOC using several process indicators of problem solving to assess exercise difficulty. We also identified frequent incorrect circuit constructions that suggest...
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Maria Bondani (CNR - Institute for Photonics and Nanotechnologies)07/07/2026, 17:00Quantum education (QUANT)Oral presentation
The rapid expansion of quantum science and technology highlights the need to extend quantum literacy to secondary education, yet persistent conceptual and pedagogical challenges remain. We report on a five-day summer school for in-service secondary teachers, grounded in a qubit-centered, axiomatic-operational quantum information framework. The program integrates phenomenology, formalization,...
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Aku Pajula07/07/2026, 17:20Quantum education (QUANT)Oral presentation
We investigate how pre-service physics teachers and university physics students select between three different natural language descriptions — quantum state, quantum realistic, and naïve dualistic — when describing photon in the context of quantum optical experiments. Using a pre post questionnaire, we compared a test group attending a quantum optics course emphasizing natural language to a...
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414. Pre-service and In-service Teachers’ Mathematical Reasoning and Sense-Making in Quantum PhysicsMoritz Förster (TU Dresden)07/07/2026, 17:40Quantum education (QUANT)Oral presentation
Fundamental principles of quantum physics are inherently described by mathematical structures. Hence, teaching the mathematical formalism of quantum physics is an important part for understanding principles such as superposition, the measurement process, uncertainty or entanglement. Especially in teacher training, the structural role of mathematics in physics should be highlighted rather than...
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Dimitris Stavrou (University of Crete)07/07/2026, 18:00Artificial Intelligence (AI)Oral presentation
This study investigates primary school teacher students’ pedagogical reasoning regarding GenAI-generated suggestions during the design of science lesson plans. Grounded in Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK), the study was conducted within a semester-long university seminar in which eighteen participants engaged with ChatGPT through a teacher–GenAI co-design approach. Data consisted of written...
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James Freericks08/07/2026, 09:001Quantum education (QUANT)Oral presentation
The photoelectric effect is thought to definitively prove that photons exist. This is incorrect and is often based on the following myths: (i) classical physics cannot produce a frequency threshold; (ii) classical physics predicts long delay times before emission; and (iii) Einstein’s photoelectric equation proves the particle nature of light. The photoelectric effect does not actually...
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Marilu Chiofalo08/07/2026, 09:20Quantum education (QUANT)Oral presentation
Quantum mechanics may play a crucial role in fostering scientific approach and enhancing high-school students’ understanding of physics. However, teaching quantum mechanics at the secondary-school level is often considered challenging due to its abstract formalism and counterintuitive concepts. This contribution reports a 10-hour introductory course on quantum mechanics designed for...
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JESUS DIEGO TUERO-O'DONNELL08/07/2026, 09:40Quantum education (QUANT)Oral presentation
It is uncommon to draw explicitly on philosophy in physics classrooms, despite the historical interconnection between both disciplines. Examining the extent to which Socratic debates may modify students’ levels of critical thinking becomes particularly challenging when learners are confronted with foundational questions in quantum physics. The findings of this longitudinal qualitative study,...
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