Description
Book SynopsisThis book focuses on some important aspects of Physics Education: the role of metaphors in Physics teaching and learning, the connections between Physics and Mathematics, the interaction of young children with Physics at the primary level, and recent developments in teacher education in the USA.
Contributors present their research related to:
• Preparing teachers for TPACK (technological, pedagogical, and content knowledge) and laboratory work.
• Developing and evaluating teacher PCK (pedagogical content knowledge) in Quantum Mechanics.
• In-service Physics teacher education for early childhood and primary levels.
• Pre-service Physics teacher education at all levels.
• In-service Physics teacher professional learning for second and higher-level education.
Chapters in this book inevitably look into how Physics teacher education is organized in different countries.
Suggestions are offered for possible ways of supporting Physics teachers’ learning.
An emphasis is made on the much-needed measurements of the effectiveness of different teaching strategies that improve teaching for learning.
All this should help professionals, researchers, and pre-service, as well as in-service teachers to get acquainted with the most recent research contributions in the field.
Table of ContentsIntroduction.- The Role of Metaphors in Teacher Education in Physics.- Young children interacting with the Physical world.- An educational perspective on the connections between physics and mathematics.- Recent developments in Physics Teacher Education in the USA: Toward a Broad Research Agenda.- The Development of Experimental Skills, the Role of Digital Technologies and Multimedia in Physics Teacher Education.- Approaches and teaching resources for teacher education in quantum physics.- Three formats of physics education at primary level.- Pre-service Physics Teacher Education at Primary and Secondary Levels.- Strategies for enhancing physics teacher education at secondary and university level.- Prospective primary teacher education on DC electrical circuits.- Encouraging a laboratory approach in physics teaching: a case study for preservice elementary teachers at Roma Tre University.- Physics for primary school teachers in Italy: Comparative analysis in a dedicated survey.- COSID-20: design and testing of a Home-Kit for physics laboratory at a distance with future teachers.
