Individual course details
Study programme			General Physics
Chosen research area (module)
Nature and level of studies			Master Studies
Name of the course			Educational Research in Physics
Professor (lectures)			Prof. dr Mićo Mitrović, Full Professor
Professor/associate (examples/practical)
Professor/associate (additional)
ECTS		5	Status (required/elective)	required
Access requirements	Didactic of Physics, Teaching Tools 1, 2, and 3, School Practice in Physics 1 and 2
Aims of the course	Acquiring knowledge about modern didactic methods in physics classes in elementary and secondary schools. Mastering modern methods of pedagogical research.
Learning outcomes	Knowledge of contemporary pedagogical research in physics and ability to engage in these research.
Contents of the course
Lectures	Qualitative and quantitative methods of pedagogical research. Theory of Learning and Research. Getting acquainted with the latest world-class pedagogical research in physics.
Examples/ practical classes	Analysis of the current topics of pedagogical research in physics.
Recommended books
1	Louis Cohen and Lawrence Manion, Research Methods in Education, Fourth Edition, New York, Routledge, 1995.
2	С.Е.Каменецкий, Н.С.Пурышева, Т.И.Носова и др., Теория и методика обучения физике в школе, Академия, Нижний Новгород, 2000.
3	Scientific and professional didactic publications available online
4
5
Number of classes (weekly)
Lectures	Examples&practicals		Student project	Additional
2	3
Teaching and learning methods	Lectures, consultations, colloquiums.
Assessment (maximal 100)
assesed coursework		mark	examination	mark
coursework		20	written examination
practicals			oral examination	50
papers
presentations		30