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| Committee |
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| Reviewers |
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| Opening Address |
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| Preface |
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Part I Context and History |
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Physics education in cultural context: Issues, approaches, and perspectives |
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3 | (12) |
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Physics, technology and society |
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15 | (10) |
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Physics education past, present, and future: An interpretation through cultural contexts |
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25 | (21) |
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Yet another paradigm shift?: From minds-on to hearts-on |
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46 | (16) |
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Physics for the lay student |
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62 | (9) |
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Physics in ancient Chinese chime-bells |
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71 | (6) |
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Physics in Korean traditional game, `Jegi Kicking' |
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77 | (6) |
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Cross border quality assessment in physics |
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83 | (6) |
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Adapting active learning approaches in physics education to local Asian environments |
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89 | (9) |
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A south European perspective on physics education |
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98 | (7) |
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Quantum physics for engineers and applied physicists: Applied homework assignments |
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105 | (9) |
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Analysis of Korean and Israeli science curricula for junior and senior high school |
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114 | (18) |
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Analysis of current science education research trends in Korea with a focus on constructivism |
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132 | (7) |
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John Tyndall(1820-1894), who brought physics and the public together |
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139 | (13) |
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Analysis of factors related to career choice in science |
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152 | (7) |
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Analysis of factors affecting the procedure of becoming a scientist |
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159 | (6) |
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Part II Conceptual Change |
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How do students understand environmental issues in relation to physics? |
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165 | (16) |
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Study of students' understanding of basic concepts in physics |
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181 | (9) |
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Students' conceptions about polarized electromagnetic waves |
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190 | (7) |
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Study of student's cognitive process for line graphs |
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197 | (14) |
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Study of students' conceptions of predictability in physics -- Experimental program for teaching basic nature of chaos |
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211 | (17) |
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Relationship between learners' epistemological beliefs, learning behavior and conceptions of mechanical energy |
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228 | (13) |
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Development of course on practice of cognitive conflict strategy for physics teachers |
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241 | (10) |
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Students' attributions and characteristics of cognitive conflict resolution in physics learning |
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251 | (20) |
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Conceptual change according to degree of conflict between preconception and experimental data |
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271 | (13) |
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Analyzing cognitive or non-cognitive factors involved in physics problem solving in everyday context |
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284 | (13) |
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Critical thinking as a strategy to promote conceptual change and to enhance better physics problem solvers |
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297 | (12) |
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Effects of estimation activities on physics problem solving procedures |
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309 | (15) |
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Role of embodying learner's thinking in computer simulation |
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324 | (5) |
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Development of teaching materials focused on sequential concepts: Case of electromotive force and voltage drop |
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329 | (14) |
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Effects of explanations of physical phenomena given in non-physics textbooks on formation of student physical conceptions |
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343 | (10) |
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Taking the physics classroom into the world |
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353 | (7) |
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Christopher J. Chiaverina |
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Time-dependent permeable interface and IT-based physics education |
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360 | (5) |
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Borderless physics education: Constraints and challenges |
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365 | (7) |
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Teaching physics and the arts |
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372 | (6) |
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IT-based physics education in Japan |
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378 | (13) |
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Physics education course in virtual university project at Kyushu Institute of Technology |
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391 | (10) |
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Simulation programs for physics education using virtual reality technique |
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401 | (8) |
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Experiment for measuring Planck's constant using eight colored LEDs |
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409 | (7) |
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Remote control laboratory for nuclear experiments via internet |
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416 | (7) |
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Measurement of wavelength using CCD camera |
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423 | (10) |
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How can the computer help students in this age of life long learning? |
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433 | (8) |
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Development of multimedia CD for high school physics based on SF movies |
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441 | (13) |
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Simple devices for experimenting the properties of light |
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454 | (5) |
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459 | (4) |
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| List of Participants |
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| Authors' Index |
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