Physics experiment as a dominant educational element Available to Purchase

Physics experiment is one of the most important motivational and educational elements in the teaching of physics. In all of its forms it fulfils irreplaceable roles in school education: it makes learning more attractive to pupils, creates a space for their activity, engages pupils deeper in the process and ultimately contributes to the development of their physics thinking. Last but not least, physics experiments also promote development of social links between pupils and development of the necessary competences (communicative, social, cooperative, etc.). The presented case study answers questions whether the physics experiment brings the expected effects, whether it is beneficial in lessons and whether the use of physics experiments increases the understanding of the problem. To obtain answers to these research questions the methods of both qualitative and quantitative methodology were used. Specifically, questionnaire surveys, video surveys and analyses using the FIAS categorization system. The base data was processed using the usual statistical procedures.