Research and Innovation in Physics Education: Two Sides of the Same Coin

Front Matter ....Pages i-viii
 Experiments as Building Blocks of Knowledge  (Gorazd Planinšič)....Pages 1-13
 Active Learning Methods and Strategies to Improve Student Conceptual Understanding: Some Considerations from Physics Education Research  (Claudio Fazio)....Pages 15-35
 Dialogue on Primary, Secondary and University Pre-service Teacher Education in Physics  (Marisa Michelini)....Pages 37-51
 Primary, Secondary and University Pre-service Physics Teacher Education—What Scientific Education Is Relevant for Becoming a Physics Teacher in a Technological World?  (Knut Neumann)....Pages 53-61
 Concerns About Relevant Physics Education in a Technological World: An Overview of GIREP Participants’ Questions  (María Gabriela Lorenzo)....Pages 63-69
 Critiquing Explanations in Physics: Obstacles and Pedagogical Decisions Among Beginning Teachers  (Laurence Viennot, Nicolas Décamp)....Pages 71-77
 Didactical Reconstructions in Knowledge Organization and Consolidation in Physics Teacher Education  (Terhi Mäntylä)....Pages 79-89
 Examining Students Reasoning in Physics Through the Lens of the Dual Process Theories of Reasoning: The Context of Forces and Newton’s Laws  (Mila Kryjevskaia, Nathaniel Grosz)....Pages 91-108
 Design Tools as a Way to Explicitly Connect Research Insights with Design Decision for Teaching Learning Sequences  (Jenaro Guisasola, Kristina Zuza, Jaume Ametller, Paulo Sarriugarte)....Pages 109-118
 Results of a Design-Based-Research Study to Improve Students’ Understanding of Simple Electric Circuits  (Jan-Philipp Burde, Thomas Wilhelm)....Pages 119-133
 Teaching Particle-Wave Duality with Double-Slit Single-Photon Interference in Dutch Secondary Schools  (Ed van den Berg, Aernout van Rossum, Jeroen Grijsen, Henk Pol, Jan van der Veen)....Pages 135-143
 Eye-Movement Study of Mechanics Problem Solving Using Multimodal Options  (Jouni Viiri, Jarkko Kilpeläinen, Martina Kekule, Eizo Ohno, Jarkko Hautala)....Pages 145-154
 Derivatives, Integrals and Vectors in Introductory Mechanics: The Development of a Multi-representation Test for University Students  (Marta Carli, Stefania Lippiello, Ornella Pantano, Mario Perona, Giuseppe Tormen)....Pages 155-168
 Research-Based Innovation in Introductory Physics Course for Biotechnology Students  (Daniele Buongiorno, Marisa Michelini)....Pages 169-181
 Investigating the Interplay of Practical Work and Visual Representations on Students’ Misconceptions: The Case of Seasons  (Silvia Galano, Francesca Monti, Giacomo Bozzo, Claudia Daffara, Italo Testa)....Pages 183-195
 Using Theory to Inform Practice in the Advanced Physics Classroom  (Ramon E. Lopez, Michael A. Greene, Ximena Cid)....Pages 197-207
 Development of Preservice Teachers’ Sense of Agency  (Michael M. Hull, Haruko Uematsu)....Pages 209-223
 Is Participation in Public Engagement an Integral Part of Shaping Physics Students’ Identity?  (Claudia Fracchiolla, Brean Prefontaine, Manuel Vasquez, Kathleen Hinko)....Pages 225-238
 Enhancing the Teaching and Learning of Physics at Lower Second Level in Ireland  (Deirdre O’Neill, Eilish McLoughlin)....Pages 239-247