F7641 Didactics of physics 1

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 1 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
RNDr. Jaroslav Veverka (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Aleš Lacina, CSc.
Department of Plasma Physics and Technology – Physics Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: RNDr. Jaroslav Veverka
Timetable
Mon 10:00–11:50 Fs1 6/1017
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course is addressed mainly to prospective physics teachers and to other persons of interest. The basic didactical and methodical approach to physics teaching in high school is investigated. Instructions for experiments in physics lectures, for solution of various types of physical problems and for laboratory exercises are presented. The questions of testing knowledge, skills and routines of pupils is investigated and related to the high school physics standards.
Syllabus
  • 1. Physics as subject of teaching (physics course in basic school, in high school, especially in grammar school; physics and mathematics, physics and other science, physics and humanities).
  • 2. Physics teacher (his approach to physics; his approach to pupils; his preparation for teaching).
  • 3. Textbooks for physics (textbooks for high schools, collections of physical problems, physics syllabi for high schools; physics textbooks as aid for pupils; working with textbook, textbook and pupils records during lessons).
  • 4. Physical knowledge and their presentation to pupils and students (basic school 1-5 year, basic school 6-9 year, four-, six- eight-year grammar school, other high schools, colleges and universities).
  • 5. Physical laws (their realization, understanding,, formulation and quantitative formulation; discovery of laws; relations among physical quantities and formulae; application of physical laws).
  • 6. Physical problems (their importance for understanding of physics; kinds of physical problems; methods of solution; their insertion in physical lectures; problem-oriented exercises and their importance).
  • 7. Experiments in physics (the role of experiments; preparation of experiments and their insertion in physical lectures; kinds of experiments).
  • 8. Exercises in physics (theoretical; practical – kinds of laboratory exercises, preparation, implementation, interpretation, protocol).
  • 9. Basic contents of physical lectures (standards, objectives of physical lectures; basic matter – in lesson, in textbook, in a class-year, in a level of study).
  • 10. Testing of knowledge, skills and routines of pupils gained in physics lectures (kinds of testing – oral, written; frequency; ranking – continuous, after a given interval).
  • 11. Physics for inquiring and enthusiastic pupils (working method with these pupils; popularization of physics; competitions – Physics Olympiad, Tournament of Young Physicists, correspondence workshops etc.; literature for these pupils).
Literature
  • KAŠPAR, Emil. Didaktika fyziky : obecné otázky. Vyd. 1. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1978, 355 s. info
  • BROCKMEYEROVÁ, Jitka. Úvod do teorie a metodologie didaktiky fyziky. 1. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1982, 157 s. info
  • Černohorský, Martin (red.). Problémy didaktiky základních zákonů fyziky (závěrečné konferenční materiály). JČMF, Brno 1980.
  • Fyzika pro gymnázia - 8 dílů. Prometheus, 1993 - 1997.
  • Gircke, Sprokhoff. Physikalische Schulversuche. Leipzig 1976.
  • ARONS, A. B. Teaching introductory physics. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1996, xiv, 153. ISBN 0471137073. info
Assessment methods
Lectures. Examination consists of two parts: written and oral.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Autumn 2010 - only for the accreditation, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2011 - acreditation, spring 2012 - acreditation, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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