Physics: Frightful, but fun. Pupils' and teachers' views of physics and physics teaching

• Published in: Science education (Salem, Mass.) Vol. 88; no. 5; pp. 683 - 706
• Main Authors: Angell, Carl, Guttersrud, Øystein, Henriksen, Ellen K, Isnes, Anders
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 01.09.2004; John Wiley & Sons, Inc; Wiley
• Subjects: Comprehension; Curriculum subjects: programmes and methods; Didaktik; Educational research; Educational sciences; Exact and natural sciences; Focus Groups; Integrated Curriculum; Interesse; Knowledge Level; Kontextorientierung; Lehrkompetenz; Lehrkultur; Lernforschung; Lernschwierigkeit; Mathematics Instruction; Mathematics Skills; Methodology; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Physics; Physikunterricht; Questionnaires; Recruitment; Science Experiments; Science Instruction; Science Teachers; Scientific Concepts; Secondary School Science; Secondary School Students; Secondary School Teachers; Student Attitudes; Student Centered Curriculum; Student Interests; Students; Surveys, interviews; Teacher Attitudes; Teaching Methods; Unterrichtsmethode; Learning; Pupil; Student Perception of the Teacher; Epistemology; Secondary Education; Teaching Perception; Teacher; Mathematics; Teacher Perception of the Student; Discipline; Physics; Teaching

There is widespread concern for the situation of school physics regarding recruitment, contents, teaching methods, etc. In this study based on questionnaire and focus group data, we explore how upper secondary pupils and teachers perceive physics as a subject, how they experience physics instruction...