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DIDACTIC LABORATORY FOR PHYSICS LEARNING

International Teaching DIDACTIC LABORATORY FOR PHYSICS LEARNING

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DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS "E. R. CAIANIELLO"
EQF7
PHYSICS
2024/2025

YEAR OF COURSE 2
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2021
AUTUMN SEMESTER
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
432LESSONS
224LAB
FABRIZIO BOBBA T Curriculum
Objectives
**KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING**
THE COURSE AIMS TO DEVELOP STUDENTS' UNDERSTANDING OF CURRENT TEACHING METHODOLOGIES FOR EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICS EDUCATION. THE LABORATORY NATURE OF THE COURSE IMPLIES A PARTICULAR DIDACTIC APPROACH THAT INTEGRATES PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE WITH THEORY. STUDENTS WILL ACQUIRE A FUNCTIONAL UNDERSTANDING OF EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICS, ENHANCING THEIR PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS AND THEIR INTERPERSONAL AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS.

**APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING**
STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO DESIGN AND CONDUCT EDUCATIONAL PHYSICS EXPERIMENTS IN BOTH REAL AND VIRTUAL LABORATORIES USING THE LEARNED TECHNIQUES. THEY WILL DEVELOP PRACTICAL LABORATORY SKILLS AND TECHNOLOGICAL COMPETENCES, INCLUDING DATA ANALYSIS AND PRESENTATION OF RESULTS.

**MAKING JUDGEMENTS**
STUDENTS WILL BE CAPABLE OF CRITICALLY EVALUATING THE TEACHING METHODOLOGIES USED IN PHYSICS EDUCATION, SELECTING THE MOST APPROPRIATE APPROACHES FOR SPECIFIC EDUCATIONAL SITUATIONS.

**COMMUNICATION SKILLS**
STUDENTS WILL IMPROVE THEIR EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICS TEACHING SKILLS, COLLABORATING EFFECTIVELY WITH THEIR PEERS TO CONDUCT COMMON EXPERIMENTS AND SHARE THEIR EFFORTS AND RESULTS.

**LEARNING SKILLS**
STUDENTS WILL DEVELOP TEAMWORK ABILITIES, ENHANCING THEIR ABILITY TO COLLABORATE EFFECTIVELY WITH OTHERS IN CONDUCTING COMMON EXPERIMENTS AND SHARING THE EFFORTS AND RESULTS OF THEIR WORK.
Prerequisites
BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF CLASSICAL AND MODERN PHYSICS.
Contents
**PHYSICS PATH**
FOLLOWING A DISCUSSION ON VARIOUS PHYSICAL PHENOMENA (MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, OPTICAL, ACOUSTIC, ELECTROMAGNETIC, THERMODYNAMIC), ONE PHENOMENON OBSERVABLE IN EVERYDAY LIFE WILL BE SELECTED. THIS PHENOMENON WILL BE DEVELOPED BY EXPERIENCING IT THROUGH THE ABILITY TO OBSERVE AND TRANSFORM IT INTO A STRUCTURED EXPERIMENT (20 HOURS).

**LABORATORY PRACTICE PATH**
REAL AND VIRTUAL LABORATORY: DESIGNING AND CONDUCTING EXPERIMENTS USING APPROPRIATE TOOLS ACCORDING TO NEEDS AND POSSIBILITIES (20 HOURS). DATA ANALYSIS AND PRESENTATION: METHODOLOGIES FOR DATA ACQUISITION, RECORDING OBSERVATIONS, DATA ANALYSIS, DRAWING CORRECT CONCLUSIONS, AND PRESENTING RESULTS (10 HOURS).

**TEACHING METHODOLOGIES PATH**
HISTORY OF DISCIPLINE DIDACTICS: KNOWLEDGE OF THE HISTORICAL PROGRESSION OF DIDACTICS (BEHAVIORISM -> COGNITIVISM -> MODERN ERA: INTERNET, MEDIA, HYPERMEDIA, FLIPPED CLASSROOM, AI) AND HOW THESE EVOLUTIONS HAVE INFLUENCED THE TEACHING OF EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICS. MODERN TEACHING METHODOLOGIES: DEEPENING THE CONCEPTS OF SUBJECT DIDACTICS, PARTICULARLY EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICS, THROUGH MODERN METHODOLOGIES SUCH AS POST-COGNITIVISM, BRAINSTORMING, FLIPPED CLASSROOM, AND THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (10 HOURS).
Teaching Methods
THE COURSE WILL CONSIST OF LECTURES, PRACTICAL EXERCISES, AND LABORATORY ACTIVITIES, BOTH REAL AND VIRTUAL. LECTURES WILL BE STRUCTURED INTO TWO/THREE-HOUR SESSIONS IN AN APPROPRIATELY ORGANIZED LABORATORY/CLASSROOM. TOPICS AND QUESTIONS OF INTEREST TO THE STUDENTS WILL BE SELECTED, AND EXPERIMENTS OR INVESTIGATIONS WILL BE PLANNED FOLLOWING THE PROCESS OF "SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY".

SESSIONS WILL INCLUDE SMALL-GROUP EXPERIMENTS, WHOLE-CLASS DISCUSSIONS, DEMONSTRATIONS, AND BRIEF FRONTAL LECTURES. THE LABORATORY/CLASSROOM WILL CONTAIN COMPUTERS AND INTEGRATED SOFTWARE FOR DATA ACQUISITION, VIDEO CAPTURE AND ANALYSIS, GRAPHING, AND MODELING. THE TEACHER'S ROLE WILL BE AS AN EXPERT COLLEAGUE WHO COOPERATES AND COORDINATES THE STUDENT GROUPS, PROVIDING EXPERIMENTAL APPARATUS AND LOGISTICAL SUPPORT.
Verification of learning
THE FINAL EXAM WILL BE CONDUCTED AS AN ORAL PRESENTATION SUPPORTED BY SLIDES. EACH STUDENT WILL DISCUSS TOPICS COVERED DURING THE COURSE, EVALUATING THE FOLLOWING KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED DURING THE COURSE, BASED ON THE PROVIDED TEACHING MATERIALS.
ABILITY TO ANALYZE THE PLANNED ACTIVITIES AND RESULTS FROM AN EDUCATIONAL PERSPECTIVE.
ABILITY TO EVALUATE THE CONTENT OF BOOKS AND ARTICLES.
ABILITY TO DISCUSS LABORATORY TOOLS AND EXPERIMENTAL METHODS.
ABILITY TO REFLECT ON THE POTENTIAL IMPLICATIONS OF THE ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT IN THE DESIGN OF EDUCATIONAL PATHWAYS IN PHYSICS.
THE MINIMUM EVALUATION LEVEL (18/30) IS GIVEN WHEN THE STUDENT DEMONSTRATES SUFFICIENT KNOWLEDGE OF THE TOPICS COVERED IN THE COURSE AND SUFFICIENT ABILITY TO DISCUSS THEM DURING THE EXAM.

THE MAXIMUM EVALUATION LEVEL (30/30) IS GIVEN WHEN THE STUDENT DEMONSTRATES A COMPREHENSIVE AND IN-DEPTH KNOWLEDGE OF ALL THE TOPICS COVERED, INCLUDING BOTH PHYSICS CONCEPTS AND THE DIDACTIC METHODOLOGIES FOR TEACHING PHYSICS.

“CUM LAUDE” IS AWARDED WHEN THE CANDIDATE DEMONSTRATES SIGNIFICANT MASTERY OF BOTH THE PHYSICS CONCEPTS COVERED IN THE COURSE AND THE PRINCIPLES OF DIDACTICS OF THE DISCIPLINE, AND IS ALSO ABLE TO CORRELATE THESE CONCEPTS WITH THE LABORATORY ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT. ADDITIONALLY, THE CANDIDATE MUST DEMONSTRATE THE ABILITY TO PRESENT THE TOPICS WITH PROPER LANGUAGE AND INDEPENDENT ELABORATION SKILLS.
Texts
1. **PHYSICS BY INQUIRY: VOLUME 1: AN INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICS AND THE PHYSICAL SCIENCES**, PUBLISHED
BY WILEY
2. **DIDATTICA DELLA FISICA**, UGO BESSON, CAROCCI EDITORE (2015),
3. **INSEGNARE LA FISICA MODERNA. PROPOSTE E PERCORSI DIDATTICI**, UGO BESSON E MASSIMILIANO MALGIERI, CAROCCI EDITORE (2018)
More Information
A DIDACTIC FEATURE OF THE COURSE WILL BE THE EFFORT TO PROPOSE EXPERIMENTAL ACTIVITIES ON THE TOPIC AT VARIOUS LEVELS OF INSTRUMENTAL COMPLEXITY AND PRECISION, FROM THE USE OF SMARTPHONES AND DOMESTIC TECHNOLOGY PERIPHERALS TO MORE COMPLEX INSTRUMENTATION OF A PHYSICS LABORATORY. BOTH SITUATIONS AID THE MENTAL LEARNING PROCESS OF THE PHYSICS OF THE PHENOMENON.
Lessons Timetable

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