F8541 Physics from the point of view of a secondary school teacher

Faculty of Science
Spring 2010
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 1 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
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
Prerequisites (in Czech)
F4050 Introduction to Microphysics || F4060 Introduction to microphysics
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
Lectures are intended for future physics teachers and other participants concerned and it is dedicated to different aspects of physics as a school subject. It requires knowledge of the curriculum in physics at primary and secondary schools.
At the end of this course, students should be: understand and be able to explain hierarchy and organization of high school physics course; be able to analyze and to explain the elements/parts of a high school physics lesson; be able to analyze and to explain individual components of high school physics teacher activity
Syllabus
  • 1. Physics teacher - his/her relation to the subject and students.
  • 2. Physical knowledge and its interpretation at different levels of education.
  • 3. Physical laws - their understanding, formulation and quantitative expression.
  • 4. Exercises in physics and their importance for understanding the curriculum in physics.
  • 5. Why are the exercises in physics the most feared part of physics lessons?
Literature
  • KAŠPAR, Emil. Didaktika fyziky : obecné otázky. Vyd. 1. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1978, 355 s. info
  • BROCKMEYEROVÁ, Jitka. Didaktické myšlení a jednání učitele fyziky : cvičení z didaktiky fyziky. 1. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1984, 193 s. info
  • ARONS, A. B. Teaching introductory physics. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1996, xiv, 153. ISBN 0471137073. info
  • Gircke, Sprokhoff. Physikalische Schulversuche. Leipzig 1976.
  • Fyzika pro gymnázia - 8 dílů. Prometheus, Praha 1993 - 1997.
Assessment methods
Lectures with discussion. Colloquium consists in a wide discussion on subject matter.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation, Spring 2000, Spring 2001, Spring 2002, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, spring 2012 - acreditation.
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