Open this publication in new window or tab >>2012 (Swedish)In: Proceedings of The World Conference on Physics Education 2012: WCPE 2012 / [ed] Mehmet Fatih Taşar, 2012, p. 729-740Conference paper, Oral presentation with published abstract (Refereed)
Abstract [en]
The present paper reports on a case study that examined the effectiveness of a practical activity in physics, at a Swedish upper secondary school. A teacher and 19 students participated in the study. The students were observed while working with the topic motion, in a computer based laboratory environment (CBL). This case study is part of an ongoing longitudinal study, about the role of laboratory work with different degrees of freedom. The analysis of interviews, written reports and posttest, shows that the practical work was effective based on Millar’s model. Even so, the students had difficulties expressing what they learned from the activity. This study emphasizes the complexity of planning and conducting laboratory work that is effective, from several different aspects.
Keywords
Physics education, Laboratory work, Effectiveness, Experiences, Computer based lab
National Category
Didactics
Research subject
Physics
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-35120 (URN)978-605-364-658-7 (ISBN)
Conference
WCPE -The World Conference on Physics Education 1-7 july 2012, Istanbul, Turkiet
2015-02-032015-02-032018-01-23Bibliographically approved