A5011667378- Science Education and Pedagogy
- Nuclear Materials and Properties
- Experimental Learning in Engineering
- Nuclear reactor physics and engineering
- Experimental and Theoretical Physics Studies
- Fusion materials and technologies
- Innovative Teaching Methods
- Nuclear Physics and Applications
- Education and Critical Thinking Development
- Engineering Education and Pedagogy
- Educational and Social Studies
- Educational Strategies and Epistemologies
- Thermodynamic and Structural Properties of Metals and Alloys
- Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods
- Educational Tools and Methods
- Visual and Cognitive Learning Processes
- Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer
- Advanced Text Analysis Techniques
- Statistics Education and Methodologies
- Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics
- Biomedical and Engineering Education
- Fluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions
- Nuclear and radioactivity studies
- Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques
- High-Temperature Coating Behaviors
University of Palermo
2015-2024
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
2022
Joint Research Centre
2020
University of Palermo
2017
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
2007-2016
Joint Research Centre
2016
FZI Research Center for Information Technology
2004-2011
FIZ Karlsruhe – Leibniz Institute for Information Infrastructure
2008
National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development
1999-2004
ENEA Brasimone Research Centre
2001
We surveyed a convenience sample of 362 Italian university physics students, asking them to retrospectively assess their experience emergency remote instruction due the COVID-19 outbreak. looked at psychological well being, motivation for physics, academic orientation, attitude towards and physicists, tried link these factors overall perception online instruction. Our results show general appreciation organization effectiveness courses. However, teaching negatively impacted on engagement...
Abstract We present an educational activity, aimed at the exploration of rotational motion through use a modified fidget spinner and smartphone. analyze physics concepts that are involved in proposed experimental such as angular velocity moment inertia, showing it is possible to transform well-known popular toy into opportunity teach/learn concepts, by performing easy valuable experiments classroom undergraduate first-year university laboratory.
This paper describes a method aimed at pointing out the quality of mental models undergraduate engineering students deploy when asked to create explanations for phenomena or processes and/or use given model in same context. Student responses specially designed written questionnaire are quantitatively analyzed using researcher-generated categories reasoning, based on physics education research literature student understanding relevant content. The statistical implicative analysis tools allows...
This paper addresses the efficacy of an open-inquiry approach that allows students to build on traditionally received knowledge. A sample thirty engineering undergraduates, having already attended traditional university physics instruction, was selected for this study. The were involved in a six-week long learning experience research activities within highly motivating context developing thermodynamically efficient space base Mars. They designed and carried out their own scientific...
The problem of taking a set data and separating it into subgroups where the elements each subgroup are more similar to other than they not in has been extensively studied through statistical method cluster analysis. In this paper we want discuss application field education: particularly, present use analysis separate students groups that can be recognized characterized by common traits their answers questionnaire, without any prior knowledge what form those would take (unsupervised...
The present paper reports the design process and experimentation of a teaching–learning sequence about concept mechanical wave propagation role played by media where waves are propagating. focuses on central issue relationships between observable phenomena, like macroscopic behaviours waves, their interpretation and/or explanation in terms corpuscular characteristics media. We describe with respect to general framework Educational Reconstruction Model pedagogical tools used. Results...
The problem of taking a data set and separating it into subgroups, where the members each subgroup are more similar to other than they outside subgroup, has been extensively studied in science mathematics education research.Student responses written questions multiple-choice tests have characterised using several qualitative and/or quantitative analysis methods.However, there inherent difficulties categorisation student case open-ended questionnaires.Very often, researcher bias means that...
Student understanding of the laws that describe flow a fluid is often hampered by defective knowledge basic classical mechanics (kinematics, statics, dynamics, and conservation laws) wrong common-sense ideas about quantities related to fluids, such as velocity pressure. A pedagogical discussion Venturi effect, based on experiments inspired historical instruments, may be an effective way introduce students these laws. In this paper, we discuss approach effect study instruments simple...