STEM Education and Fermi Problems

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4974372" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4974372</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4974372" target="_blank" >10.1063/1.4974372</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

STEM Education and Fermi Problems

Original language description

One of the research areas of Physics education is the study of the educational process. Investigations in this area are aimed for example on the teaching and learning process and its results. The conception of STEM education (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) is discussed – it is one possible approach to the preparation of the curriculum and the focus on the educational process at basic and secondary schools. At schools in the Czech Republic STEM is much more realized by the application of interdisciplinary relations between subjects Physics-Nature-Technique. In both conceptions the aim is to support pupils’ creativity, critical thinking, cross-curricular links. In this context the possibility of using Fermi problems in teaching Physics was discussed (as an interdisciplinary and constructivist activity). The aim of our research was the analysis of Fermi problems solving strategies, the ability of pupils to solve Fermi problems. The outcome of our analysis was to find out methods and teaching strategies which are important to use in teaching - how to solve qualitative and interdisciplinary tasks in physics. In this paper the theoretical basis of STEM education and Fermi problems will be presented. The outcome of our findings based on the research activities will be discussed so as our experiences from 10 years of Fermi problems competition that takes place at the Science Faculty, Palacky University in Olomouc. Changes in competencies of solving tasks by our students (from the point of view in terms of modern, activating teaching methods recommended by theory of Physics education and other science subjects) will be identified.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

D - Article in proceedings

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

50301 - Education, general; including training, pedagogy, didactics [and education systems]

Project

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Continuities

O - Projekt operacniho programu

Publication year

2017

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Article name in the collection

AIP Conference Proceedings

ISBN

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ISSN

0094-243X

e-ISSN

neuvedeno

Number of pages

6

Pages from-to

"030001-1"-"030001-6"

Publisher name

American Institute of Physics

Place of publication

New York

Event location

Račkova dolina, Slovensko

Event date

Oct 19, 2016

Type of event by nationality

WRD - Celosvětová akce

UT code for WoS article

000404290700003