The educational project "From Soccerene to Fullerene" (FSTF) was a pioneering interdisciplinary experience accomplished by six pupils who discussed it in the 2013 Italian school-leaving examination. The author illustrated the FSTF in the 2014 national conference of the Italian Physical Society (Pisa) eliciting a genuine interest. Here we…

Physics educators generally seek the best approach to make learning process effective for learners. The major objective of this study is to verify the extent of using inquiry-based instructional strategies in higher secondary physics classrooms, and to support the use of inquiry-based instructional strategies to effectively describe the nature of…

Web based learning has found its place in educational methods with the development of internet and internet technologies. The materials, that used with web based learning environments, should have some properties like visualization, pedagogic acceptance and convenience for students level. The purpose of this study is to construct two web based…

The purpose of this study was to determine physics teachers' opinions about student-centered activities applicable in physics teaching and learning in context. A case study approach was used in this research. First, semi-structured interviews were carried out with 6 physics teachers. Then, a questionnaire was developed based on the data obtained…

The paper presents results of the research of new effective teaching methods in physics and science. It is found out that it is necessary to educate pre-service teachers in approaches stressing the importance of the own activity of students, in competences how to create an interdisciplinary project. Project-based physics teaching and learning…

This document presents the proceedings of the 17th Annual Research Forum held June 29, 2012, at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Included herein are the following 25 action research papers: (1) "Reading and Writing": A Study Comparing the Strengths of Peer Review and Visible Author Writing Strategies (Elizabeth Behar); (2)…

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of implementation of student-centered activities based on multiple intelligences (MI) theory on grade-7 students' attitudes toward and perceptions of science. While the experimental group consisting of 25 students was taught a unit on the atom and atomic properties using strategies based on…