Views about physics held by physics teachers with differing approaches to teaching physics

被引:14
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作者
Mulhall, Pamela [1 ]
Gunstone, Richard [1 ]
机构
[1] Monash Univ, Fac Educ, Clayton, Vic 3800, Australia
关键词
physics teachers; views about physics; views about teaching physics; mathematics in physics;
D O I
10.1007/s11165-007-9057-6
中图分类号
G40 [教育学];
学科分类号
040101 ; 120403 ;
摘要
Physics teachers' approaches to teaching physics are generally considered to be linked to their views about physics. In this qualitative study, the views about physics held by a group of physics teachers whose teaching practice was traditional were explored and compared with the views held by physics teachers who used conceptual change approaches. A particular focus of the study was teachers' views about the role of mathematics in physics. The findings suggest the traditional teachers saw physics as discovered, close approximations of reality while the conceptual change teachers' views about physics ranged from a social constructivist perspective to more realist views. However, most teachers did not appear to have given much thought to the nature of physics or physics knowledge, nor to the role of mathematics in physics.
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页码:435 / 462
页数:28
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