Didactics of physics in the Czech Republic: Trends, challenges and perspectives
Journal Title: Pedagogicka Orientace - Year 2011, Vol 21, Issue 2
Abstract
The goal of this paper is to determinate the concept didactics of physics and to point out the changes in the approaches to didactics of physics from both the applicative and integrative approach to the communicative and information-communicative approach. Didactics of physics is an interdisciplinary scientific discipline and therefore its relation to general didactics and Shulman’s theory of pedagogical content knowledge are studied. Attention is also paid to the research fields and on the perspectives of the next development of didactics of physics.
Authors and Affiliations
Danuše Nezvalová
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