Teaching Physics to In-Service Primary School Teachers in the Context of the History of Science: The Case of Falling Bodies |
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| Authors: | Panos Kokkotas Panagiotis Piliouras Katerina Malamitsa Efthymios Stamoulis |
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| Institution: | (1) Pedagogical Department, University of Athens, Athens, 10680, Greece |
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| Abstract: | Our paper presents an in-service primary school teachers’ training program which is based on the idea that the history of
science can play a vital role in promoting the learning of physics. This training program has been developed in the context
of Comenius 2.1 which is a European Union program. This program that we have developed in the University of Athens is based
on socioconstructivist and sociocultural learning principles with the intention of helping teachers to appropriate the basic
knowledge on the issue of falling bodies. Moreover, it has the aim to make explicit through the exploitation of authentic
historical science events, on the above topic (Aristotle’s, Galileo’s and Newton’s theories on falling bodies) the Nature
of Science (NoS), the Nature of Learning (NoL) and the Nature of Teaching (NoT). During the implementation of the program
we have used a variety of teaching strategies (e.g. group work, making of posters, making of concept maps, simulations) that
utilize historical scientific materials on the issue of falling bodies.
Panos Kokkotas
is professor at the Pedagogical Department of University of Athens. He teaches Science Education, Multimedia (audio, visual
etc.) teaching tools and Museum Education to both initial and in-service teachers. He is also coordinator of the Comenius
2.1 projects entitled (i) “The MAP project” (two years duration—2004–2006) and (ii) “The STeT project (Science Teacher e-Training)
(2006–2008). He has α degree in Physics from the University of Athens. His Ph.D. is on science education from the University
of Wales. He has taught science in high school, he has been a school consultant for science teachers. He has mainly published
in science education. His recent books include Science Education I (Athens, 2000), Science Education II—The constructivist approach to teaching and learning science (Athens, 2002). Additionally he has edited Teaching Approaches to Science Education (Athens, 2000); as wells as he has edited the Greek translations of the book: Words, Science and Learning by Clive Sutton, (Athens, 2002) and also of the book Making Sense of Secondary Science by Driver et al. (Athens, 2000). He is also writer of the following science textbooks: (1) Science textbook for 5th grade
of primary school based on constructivism, (2) Science textbook for 6th grade of primary school based on constructivism, Physics
Textbooks for students of Upper Secondary Schools as follows: (3) Physics textbook for 16 years old, (4) Physics textbook
for 17 years old student, (5) Physics textbook for 18 years old student. He is the Foundation president of the “The Hellenic
Union for Science Education (EDIFE)”. Till now the Union has organized two large Conferences with international participation
and also many small conferences in Greece. The 2nd Conference of EDIFE organized together with the 2nd IOSTE Symposium in
Southern Europe. He is Foundation Editor of the Greek journal: Science Education: Research & Practice. This year he is responsible
for the organisation of the 7th International Conference on History of Science in Science Education (Workshop of Experts),
having as theme “Adapting Historical Knowledge Production to the Classroom” from Monday July 7th to Friday July 11th, 2008
in Athens.
Panagiotis Piliouras
is a Ph.D. holder and in 1984 he got his degree in primary education and in 1993 he got his degree in Mathematics. He attended
postgraduate studies (M.Sc.) in Science Education at the Pedagogical Department of Primary Education at the University of
Athens. From 1985 until 1998 he taught in a primary school. Since 1999 he has been working in the Pedagogical Department of
Primary Education at the University of Athens. His current work involves laboratory teaching, in-service teacher-training
and design and development educational material and educational multimedia. His research interest is focused on teaching science
in a collaborative inquiry mode, social interaction in learning and instruction, methodological questions in the analysis
of social activity, sociocultural perspectives to learning and development, and applications of the educational technology.
Katerina Malamitsa
is a Ph.D. holder from Pedagogical Department of Primary Education at the National University of Athens in the field of “Critical
Thinking and Science Education in Primary School”. She got her Bachelor’s Degree as a Teacher in Primary Education in 1984.
From 1986 until 1999 she taught in primary schools of Greece. In 2002 she got her Master’s Degree in “Science Education” at
the Pedagogical Department of Primary Education at the National University of Athens. From 2006 till now she is a director
in a Greek Primary School in Athens. She has participated in national and international conferences in topics concerning Science
Education and teaching. She has published papers in Greek scientific journals. She is author of the Science textbooks which
are used in the 3rd & 4th grades of Greek Primary School in national level (after evaluation from a scientific committee).
Recently she has translated and standardized the “Test of Everyday Reasoning (TER)” & “The California Measure of Mental Motivation
(CM3)” (levels 2&3) for the Greek population Insight Assessment/California Academic Press LLC, 217 La Cruz Avenue, Millbrae,
CA 94030, ]. Her main research interests focus on the critical thinking, the Science Education in Primary School, the use of aspects
of History of Science in Teaching Science, the teacher training and education, the reflective teacher, the professional development
of teachers etc.
Efthymios Stamoulis
is a PhD Student in the Pedagogical Department of Primary Education at the University of Ioannina. His current work involves
laboratory teaching, in-service teacher-training and design and development educational material and educational multimedia.
He is a director in primary school in Athens, Greece. |
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