The article reports a research, based on a questionnaire answered by secondary school students in Kuwait concerning science classes. The aim of the research was to give feedback to training teachers about their behaviour in the classroom, as perceived by their students. […]
After a brief historical introduction to Brownian motion, attention is given to the importance of this kind of motion when teaching about atomic structure of matter. Direct demonstrations in the school are difficult to show in a satisfactory and meaningful way, […]
This work demonstrates how the use of the video analysis software Tracker can complement the entire study of Mechanics in high schools, merging the ‘laboratory’ and the ‘classroom’, bringing significant benefits in terms of student learning. The path I have developed stems from a deep conviction of the necessity for active learning by each student, […]
Communication technologies allow teachers to keep in touch with their pupils in case of absence and after school hours. […]
Visiting the astronomical observatory is the occasion of a cultural growth. This visit, to be effective and incisive, must be prepared, before and during the course of it, by dealing with some basic contents. These should be selected according to a triple reference: the pupils’ […]