Enrollment year
2018/2019
Academic discipline
FIS/08 (DIDACTICS AND HISTORY OF PHYSICS)
Department
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS
Curriculum
Didattica e storia della fisica
Period
2nd semester (04/03/2019 - 14/06/2019)
Lesson hours
48 lesson hours
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of Relativity and Quantum mechanics, as provided by Bachelor degree courses in Physics. Student majoring in Mathematics should also acquire the knowledge of Quantum mechanics, before attending to Didattica della fisica. It is strongly suggested to pass the exam of Fondamenti della fisica in advance.
Learning outcomes
The course provides an introduction to physics teaching, both as a contribution to the training of future high school teachers, and as training for research in the field of scientific education. Concerning the first item, the goal is to provide future teachers with the tools to evaluate textbooks, and to tailor physics programs using both historical and epistemological knowledge, and recent results on teaching techniques. Regarding the second item, themes and methods of research in the fild of modern physics teaching will be illustrated.
Course contents
Part 2 – The relevance of epistemology and history of science to teach Modern physics. The teaching of Quantum physics at secondary level. Research on students’ difficulties on the subject; main teaching proposals in the Italian and international contexts. The “conceptual change” perspective in the teaching/learning of quantum physics. The teaching of Relativity at secondary level: alternative approaches.
Teaching methods
Lectures; video simulations.
Reccomended or required readings
a) Ianniello M.G., De Maria M. - Storia e didattica della fisica. Strumenti per insegnare – Aracne (2004) b) Di Cataldo F., Insegnare fisica. Nella scuola secondaria di secondo grado oggi – Anicia (2013) c) Besson U. - Didattica della fisica – Carocci (2015) d) Besson U., Malgieri M. - Insegnare la fisica moderna – Carocci (2018) e) Tarsitani C. - Dalla fisica classica alla fisica quantistica. Riflessioni sul rinnovamento dell'insegnamento della fisica – Editori Riuniti (2009)
Assessment methods
Submission of a written report and oral examination.
Further information
Submission of a written report and oral examination.
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