Name: ICPE2018
Start: 2018-10-01T08:00:00+02:00
End: 2018-10-05T21:25:00+02:00
Location: No location set

ICPE2018

from Monday, 1 October 2018 (08:00) to Friday, 5 October 2018 (21:25)

: Sessions

: Talks

: Breaks

1 Oct 2018

2 Oct 2018

3 Oct 2018

4 Oct 2018

5 Oct 2018

08:30	Registration (until 09:30) (Foyer - PELINDABA 1)
09:30	Opening Ceremony (until 10:00) (PELINDABA 1)
10:00	Plenary (until 11:00) (PELINDABA 1)
10:00	Adapting RealTime Physics for Distance Learning with IOLab - A Final Report - Erik Jensen (Chemeketa Community College) Erik Bodegom (Portland State University) Prof. David Sokoloff (University of Oregon) (PELINDABA 1)
11:00	--- Tea and Coffee Break ---
11:30	Parallel Session 1 (until 13:00) (PELINDABA 1)
11:30	Good Vibrations: Sound Physics in Science Centres - Dr Derek Fish (University of Zululand) (PELINDABA 1)
11:30	Parallel Session 2 (until 12:55) (SPRINGBOK)
11:30	Choice of representations in the crafting of university physics teaching practice - Prof. Cedric Linder (Uppsala University and University of the Western Cape) (SPRINGBOK)
11:50	WHO NEEDS 3D WHEN LEARNING ABOUT THE UNIVERSE – PERCEPTIONS OF 3D AND ITS IMPORTANCE FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY - Dr Urban Eriksson (National resource center for physics education, physics departement, Lund University, Lund, Sweden) (SPRINGBOK)
12:10	FIRST YEAR PHYSICS STUDENTS’ ALTERNATIVE CONCEPTIONS ON BERNOULLI’S PRINCIPLE - Dr Annaretha Coetzee (Tshwane University of Technology) (SPRINGBOK)
12:30	DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF A CONTEXTUALISED, ONLINE INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS COURSE - Dr Elizabeth Angstmann (UNSW, Sydney) (SPRINGBOK)

08:30	Parallel Session 1 (until 10:00) (PELINDABA 1)
08:30	From the recovery of mathematical inadequacies to the development of transversal skills for physics students - Dr Vera Montalbano (Department of Physical Sciences, Earth and Environment, University of Siena) (PELINDABA 1)
08:50	DC CIRCUITS: CONTEXT AND SENSE-MAKING - Dr Ignatius John (CPUT) (PELINDABA 1)
09:10	The role of mathematics and self-efficacy in learning quantum mechanics - Dr Inkeri Kontro (University of Helsinki) (PELINDABA 1)
09:30	Exploring Physics Student Graduate Preparedness vis-à-vis the 2018 SAIP Benchmark Statement - Mr Bako Nyikun Audu (University of the Western Cape) (PELINDABA 1)
08:30	Parallel Session 2 (until 10:00) (SPRINGBOK)
08:30	Exploring how students in Physics Education can bring awareness on the importance of accessing solar energy in Namibian’s rural areas (Case Study) - Dr Mbela Kalengay (UNAM) (SPRINGBOK)
08:50	PROBING INTRODUCTORY ASTRONOMY STUDENTS' NOTIONS OF RELATIVE SIZE AND DISTANCE OF CELESTIAL OBJECTS. PART I - Ms Tshiamiso Makwela (Department of Astronomy, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South Africa, 7701) (SPRINGBOK)
09:10	Probing introductory astronomy students’ notions of relative size and distance of celestial objects. Part II - Mr Alexander Sivitilli (University of Cape Town) (SPRINGBOK)
09:30	The meeting place: Physics for development (C13) and Physics education (C14) - Prof. Mmantsae Moche Diale (University of Pretoria) (SPRINGBOK)
10:00	Plenary (until 11:00) (PELINDABA 1)
10:00	Educational technology for physics: what’s useful? And how do we generate it? - Prof. Wilkin Nicola (University of Birmingham, UK) (PELINDABA 1)
11:00	--- Tea and Coffee ---
11:30	Parallel Session 1 (until 13:00) (PELINDABA 1)
11:30	THE “OPEN DISCOVERY OF STEM LABORATORIES” WORKSHOP: AN INQUIRY-DRIVEN MOOC APPROACH IN TEACHING PHYSICS - Dr Nicola Pizzolato (Istituto di Istruzione Superiore "Pio La Torre", Palermo, Italy) Dr Dominique Persano Adorno (Dipartimento di Fisica e Chimica, Università degli Studi di Palermo) (PELINDABA 1)
11:30	Parallel Session 2 (until 13:00) (SPRINGBOK)
11:30	Game Development for Teaching Physics - Prof. Gerd Kortemeyer (Michigan State University) (SPRINGBOK)
11:50	Practical preparation videos on a zero Rand budget - Mr Antonie Fourie (University of the Free State) (SPRINGBOK)
12:10	Programming: A tool for meaning-making and a transductive link between semiotic systems. - Mr Kim Svensson (Lund University) (SPRINGBOK)
12:30	A case for miniature demonstration apparatus - Dr Douglas Clerk (School of Physics, University of the Witwatersrand) (SPRINGBOK)

08:30	Conference Site & Off-Site visits (until 10:00) (Buses depart at 08h30 from Misty Hills Conference Centre to the University of the Witwatersrand)
10:00	Plenary (until 11:00) (ORIGINS CENTRE, UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND)
10:00	Physics education for 21 st century graduates - Prof. Diane Grayson (University of the Witwatersrand) (ORIGINS CENTRE, UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND)
11:00	Conference Site & Off-Site visits (until 19:15) (Buses depart at 13h00 from the University of the Witwatersrand to the Lion and Safari Park. Buses depart at 17h00 from the Lion and Safari Park to Lesedi Cultural Village for Dinner and Show.)

08:30	Parallel Session 1 (until 10:00) (PELINDABA 1)
08:30	APPRAISAL OF SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL PHYSICS TEACHERS’ PEDAGOGICAL CONTENT KNOWLEDGE - Mr Hassan Junaidu Mustapha (Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Bauchi Nigeria) (PELINDABA 1)
08:50	Active learning, student numbers, and formal session attendance in Statistical Physics III at the University of the Witwatersrand - Prof. Jonathan Keartland (University of the Witwatersrand) (PELINDABA 1)
09:10	IMAGINARY FORMATIONS OF TEACHERS OF THE INITIAL YEARS OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION ON PHYSICS AND THEIR TEACHING IN A CONTINUED TRAINING PROGRAM - Dr SORANDRA CORREA DE LIMA (Federal University of Uberlândia) (PELINDABA 1) Slides
09:30	WHAT ARE EXPERIMENTAL SKILLS? A STUDY WITH IN-SERVICE TEACHERS - Dr Rajesh Khaparde (Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, TIFR, Mumbai, India) (PELINDABA 1)
08:30	Parallel Session 2 (until 10:00) (SPRINGBOK)
08:30	General Physics for Earth Sciences, an undergraduate introductory physics course for first-year students majoring in the earth sciences at the University of Johannesburg - Dr Emanuela Carleschi (Department of Physics, University of Johannesburg) (SPRINGBOK)
08:50	Thai pre-service physics teachers’ understanding about seeing an object - Dr Kreetha Kaewkhong (Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning, Faculty of Education, Chiang Mai University, Thailand and Thailand Center of Excellence in Physics, Commission on Higher Education, 328 Si Ayutthaya Road, Bangkok 10400, Thailand) (SPRINGBOK)
09:10	RETOOLING PHYSICS INSTRUCTION THROUGH CONTEXT-BASED STRATEGY - Dr FOLASHADE AFOLABI (Department of Sciene Education, Distance Learning Institute,University of Lagos, Nigeria) (SPRINGBOK)
09:30	An investigation of the effectiveness of using analogies to develop a robust understanding of direct current (DC) electric circuits in first-year university students - Mr Collin Bacela (Nelson Mandela Univeristy) (SPRINGBOK)
08:30	Parallel Session 3 (until 10:00) (IMPALA)
08:30	RESEARCH ABOUT THE ADAPTATION PROCESS OF ASTRONOMY DIDACTIC MATERIAL - THE DIARY OF SKY - FROM THE CONTEXT OF THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE TO THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE - Dr Roberto Nardi (UNESP - Brazil) (IMPALA) Paper
08:50	REFLECTIONS ON DIDAKTIK ANALYSIS OF PHYSICS TEACHING METHODS - Prof. Mohd Zaki Ishak (University Malaysia Sabah) (IMPALA)
09:10	PRE-SERVICE PHYSICS TEACHERS' STEM INTEGRATIONS - Ms FATMA CANER (Marmara University) (IMPALA)
09:30	A STUDY OF STUDENT TEACHERS’ MISCONCEPTIONS ON UNIFORM CIRCULAR MOTION - Dr Andrew Mutsvangwa (North-West University) (IMPALA)
10:00	Plenary (until 11:00) (PELINDABA 1)
10:00	Blurring the classical-quantum divide - Prof. Andrew Forbes (U. Witwatersrand) (PELINDABA 1)
11:00	--- Tea and Coffee ---
11:30	Parallel Session 1 (until 13:00) (PELINDABA 1)
11:30	Exploring the connection between science and business: an approach from the Institute of Physics - Ms Linsey Clark (Institute of Physics) (PELINDABA 1)
11:30	Parallel Session 2 (until 13:00) (SPRINGBOK)
11:30	PHYSICS IN THE DISCIPLINE OF MEDICAL RADIATIONS IN AN AUSTRALIAN UNIVERSITY - Dr Pradip Deb (School of Health and Biomedical Sciences, RMIT University, Australia) (SPRINGBOK)
11:50	AN ANALYSIS OF THE INFLUENCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL MASTERCLASSES HANDS ON PARTICLE PHYSICS ON THE SELF-EFFICACY BELIEFS OF PHYSICS TEACHERS - Rodrigo Araujo (Programa de Pós-graduação Interunidades em Ensino de Ciências- USP) (SPRINGBOK)
12:10	AssessING laboratory SKILLS: SHARING something WE TRIED THIS YEAR - Prof. Manjula Sharma (The University of Sydney) (SPRINGBOK)
12:30	The African School for Electronic Structure Methods and Applications (ASESMA) - Prof. Nithaya Chetty (University of Pretoria) (SPRINGBOK)
11:30	Parallel Session 3 (until 13:00) (IMPALA)
11:30	Active-learning in oscillations with high – speed video analysis - Dr Pornrat Wattanakasiwich (Thailand Center of Excellence in Physics) (IMPALA)
11:50	STUDENT-CENTERED, INTEGRATED APPROACH TO A FRESHMAN SCIENCE COURSE - Dr Yuki Kaneko (Sabanci University) (IMPALA)
12:10	PHYSICS LITERACY THE MISSING LINK TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN KENYA - Dr Josephat Kariru Kigo (Lecturer Kenya Methodist University) (IMPALA)
12:30	CHANGES IN STUDENTS’ PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS: THE ROLE OF A FOCUSED TEACHING INTERVENTION BASED ON SEQUENTIAL MULTIPLE REPRESENTATIONS - Mr Suleiman Bala Musa (Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Bauchi, Bauchi State, Nigeria.) (IMPALA)

08:30	Parallel Session 1 (until 10:00) (PELINDABA 1)
08:30	INTERACTIVE ENGAGEMENT AND SEMIOTIC RESOURCES IN A CLASSICAL MECHANICS LESSON SETUP - Dr Lassana Ouattara (National Resource Center for Physics Education) (PELINDABA 1)
08:50	PHYSICS AND HUMANITY - Prof. Irvy (Igle) Gledhill (U. Witwatersrand) (PELINDABA 1)
09:10	Gender Differences in Performance in Physics Practicals - Dr Maria Vivien Visaya (University of Johannesburg) (PELINDABA 1)
08:30	Parallel Session 2 (until 10:00) ()
08:30	CONCEPTS IN CONTEXT - Dr Philip Southey (Stellenbosch University) ()
08:50	A CLASSIFICATION SCHEME FOR BASIC PHYSICS CONCEPTS: LEARNING AND THINKING FROM NEURODEVELOPMENTAL SCIENCE PERSPECTIVE - Prof. Nageswar Rao Chekuri (Woodbury University) ()
09:10	NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL EXAM (ENEM) LIKE A FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT OF PHYSICS EDUCATION IN BRAZIL - Prof. Guilherme S. Marcom (UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DE CAMPINAS - UNICAMP) ()
09:30	Riddles in VERITASIUM: Making sense of how students reflect - Prof. Manjula Sharma (The University of Sydney) ()
10:00	Plenary (until 11:00) (PELINDABA 1)
10:00	Embracing the interconnectivity of people beneath the night sky: Where physics and culture meet - Prof. Richard Hechter (University of Manitoba, Canada) (PELINDABA 1)
11:00	--- Tea and Lunch ---
11:30	Parallel Session 1 (until 13:00) (PELINDABA 1)
11:30	CAEN: Tools for Discovery - Dr Cristina Mattone (CAEN S.p.A.) (PELINDABA 1)
11:50	SENSOR SCILAB 3.0: STUDENTS UPGRADE A PHYSICS LAB USING NEW TECHNOLOGIES - Ms MARIA ROSARIA DEL SORBO (IS "LEONARDO DA VINCI") (PELINDABA 1)
12:10	Charged liquid droplets in electromagnetic fields - An experiment for developing conceptual understanding during student activity - Mr Andreas Johansson (University of Gothenburg) (PELINDABA 1)
12:30	Teaching and Learning Approach - Concepts and Quantitative Tools - Prof. Alan Cornell (NITheP) (PELINDABA 1)

13:00	--- Lunch ---
14:00	Plenary (until 15:00) (PELINDABA 1)
14:00	If Physics Education for Development is the Question, Black women are the answer! - Prof. Katemari Rosa (Federal University of Bahia) (PELINDABA 1)
15:00	Parallel Session 1 (until 16:30) (PELINDABA 1)
15:00	Construction of a Community of Practice in Undergraduate Physics - Dr Antonia Candela (Center of Research and Advanced Studies, México) (PELINDABA 1)
15:20	Education for development - “being transformed to transform” - Dr Benjamin Lawson (l'Université Chrétienne Bilingue du Congo) (PELINDABA 1)
15:40	Support for an undergraduate physics program: A first year mainstream module - Dr Mark Herbert (University of the Western Cape) (PELINDABA 1)
16:00	THE ALIGNMENT OF THE GRADE 12 PHYSICS EXAMINATION AND THE CAPS CURRICULUM: (NOVEMBER 2014 – MARCH 2018) - Mr Nishaal Bhaw (Unisa) (PELINDABA 1)
15:00	Parallel Session 2 (until 16:30) (SPRINGBOK)
15:00	SA Physics Olympiad goes on-line - Mr Case Rijsdijk (SAAO (retd)) (SPRINGBOK)
15:20	From Helicopter to Lighthouse: The experiences of a lecturer in equipping first year university physics students to move away from ‘answer making’ towards ‘sense making’ - Dr Jennifer Williams (Rhodes University) (SPRINGBOK)
15:40	Multiple choice question responses: beyond just right or wrong - Dr Hilary Masenda (School of Physics, University of the Witwatersrand) (SPRINGBOK)
16:00	Analysing assessments in introductory physics using Semantic Gravity: Refocussing the purpose - Dr Christine Steenkamp (University of Stellenbosch) (SPRINGBOK)
16:30	--- Tea and Coffee ---
17:00	Parallel Session 1 (until 18:30) (PELINDABA 1)
17:00	CHANGES IN THE IMAGINARY OF FUTURE PHYSICS TEACHERS DURING THEIR INITIAL TRAINING - Dr Roberto Nardi (State University of São Paulo - UNESP - Brazil) (PELINDABA 1) Paper
17:20	Making Physics Relevant: Getting teachers to look beyond the Physics that they teach - Dr Emmanuel Mushayikwa (University of the Witwatersrand) (PELINDABA 1)
17:40	Gaps in Teacher Competencies Linked to Inquiry-Based Practical Work in Certain Resource-Constrained South African Physical Sciences Classrooms - Dr Fru Vitalis Akuma (University of Pretoria) (PELINDABA 1)
18:00	AN EXPLORATION OF SENIOR PHASE TEACHERS’ MISCONCEPTIONS ON ELECTRIC CIRCUITS IN THE MOSES KOTANE AREA - Ms JOYCE POTI (NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY) (PELINDABA 1)
17:00	Parallel Session 2 (until 18:30) (SPRINGBOK)
17:00	ENCOURAGING INNOVATIVE THINKING AND CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDING IN THE BIUST FIRST-YEAR COURSE - Dr Jacobus Diener (Botswana International University of Science and Technology) (SPRINGBOK)
17:20	An Alternate Approach to Execution of Second Year Thermodynamics - Mr Ross Dix-Peek (NMMU) (SPRINGBOK)
17:40	Google it: why, what, and how should instructors teach if students can find everything online? - Mrs Linley Fourie (University of the Free State) (SPRINGBOK)
18:00	The practical teaching of undergraduate quantum mechanics - Prof. Nithaya Chetty (University of Pretoria) (SPRINGBOK)
18:30	--- Breather ---
19:15	Welcome Reception (until 21:00) (PELINDABA 1)

13:00	--- Lunch ---
14:00	Plenary (until 15:00) (PELINDABA 1)
14:00	Co-Creating Inclusion in Physics: Learning from What Helps Women of Color Thrive - Dr Apriel K Hodari (Eureka Scientific, Inc. Oakland, USA) (PELINDABA 1)
15:00	Parallel Session 1 (until 16:30) (PELINDABA 1)
15:00	INTEREST OF PHYSICAL SCIENCE GRADE 12 LEARNERS TO UNDERTAKE STUDIES AND CAREERS WITHIN THE FIELD OF SCIENCE - Dr Shalini Dukhan (School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of the Witwatersrand) (PELINDABA 1)
15:20	A new spin on an introductory quantum mechanics course: flipping the class - Prof. Kevin Goldstein (University of the Witwatersrand) (PELINDABA 1)
15:40	Let us improve students understanding of Physics and beyond - Dr Mmantsae Diale (University of Pretoria) (PELINDABA 1)
16:00	Challenges and solutions for quality STEM education in eastern Congo - Mr Othy Kasereka Vitswamba (Université Chrétienne Bilingue du Congo) (PELINDABA 1)
15:00	Parallel Session 2 (until 16:30) (SPRINGBOK)
15:20	Activities to enhance students understanding of acceleration - Mr Paul Molefe (University of Johannesburg) (SPRINGBOK)
15:40	Putting the “Science” back in Science Education in South Africa - Deepak Kar (University of Witwatersrand) (SPRINGBOK)
16:00	AN ANALYSIS OF PRE-SERVICE SCIENCE TEACHERS’ ATTITUDES TOWARDS PHYSICS LEARNING POST-INTERVENTION WITH VIRTUAL LABORATORY SIMULATIONS - Mrs Mafor Penn (University of Johannesburg) (SPRINGBOK)
16:30	--- Tea and Coffee ---
17:00	Poster Session (until 18:30) ()
17:00	The use of Mathematics Linear Graphs and Functions in understanding and interpretation of Kinematics Graphs in Physics - Mr Itumeleng Phage (Honorary) () Slides
17:01	TRANSFER MATRIX METHOD FOR ELECTRON-IO-PHONON INTERACTION IN MULTI-INTERFACE HETEROSTRUCURE SYSTEMS - Prof. ZUWEI YAN (College of Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, PR China) () Paper
17:02	A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON LEARNING IMPROVEMENTS FROM SCALE-UP PEDAGOGY AND REFORMED LECTURES - Dr Guillaume Schiltz (ETH Zurich) ()
17:03	An overview of a teacher’s development program for in-service teachers - Dr Mark Herbert (University of the Western Cape) ()
17:04	AXIOMATIC SYSTEM OF THERMO-PHYSICS THEORY - A TEACHING MODEL OF THERMODYNAMICS AND STATISTICAL PHYSICS - Prof. Xixia Liang (Inner Mongolia University, China) ()
17:06	Perceptions of physics - Are we placing too much emphasis on technical skills? - Ms Amy Bray (Rhodes University) () Slides
17:26	Experimental and General Solution of Buquoy's Problem - Dr Lukas Richterek (Palacky University in Olomouc, Faculty of Science) Dr Jan Riha (Palacky University in Olomouc, Faculty of Science) ()
17:27	The ψ(1S) and ψ(2S) Mesons in a Double Pole QCD Sum Rule - Dr Mikael Maior de Sousa (Universidade Federal de Roraima) ()
17:28	Enabing Astronomy - Dr MIchael Gastro (Human Sciences Research Council) Dr Wanda Diaz Merced (Office of Astronomy for Development) ()
17:30	INFORMAL PHYSICS TEACHING FOR A BETTER SOCIETY: A MOOC-BASED AND CONTEXT-DRIVEN EXPERIENCE ON LEARNING RADIOACTIVITY - Dr Nicola Pizzolato (Istituto di Istruzione Superiore "Pio La Torre") ()
17:31	TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE CONTEXT OF THE “OPEN DISCOVERY OF STEM LABORATORIES” PROJECT - Dr Dominique Persano Adorno (Dipartimento di Fisica e Chimica, Università degli Studi di Palermo) ()
17:32	An active interdisciplinary learning path on measure in a vocational school - Dr Vera Montalbano (Department of Physical Sciences, Earth and Environment, University of Siena) ()
17:33	THE “E3D+VET” ERASMUS+ PROJECT: INTERDISCIPLINARY TEACHING AND LEARNING IN VET CENTRES THROUGH 3D PRINTING - Dr Nicola Pizzolato (Istituto di Istruzione Superiore "Pio La Torre", Palermo, Italy) ()
17:35	ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIAN’S SYSTEM OF MEASUREMENT: POSSIBLE APPLICATIONS IN MATHEMATICS AND PHYSICS TEACHING - Mr Lucas de Abreu Kasprik (Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná - UTFPR) ()
17:36	Does the diagram that you draw tell its meaning? - Mr Minoru SATO (Tokai University) ()
17:37	Contributions of History and Philosophy of Science course for undergraduate physics teachers students - Dr Maykon Müller (Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Sul-rio-grandense) ()
17:38	Experimentation in primary school: Discover and understand or verify what is expected? - Ms Silvia SQUILLA (Consejo de Formación en Educación, ANEP, Uruguay) ()
17:39	Project Method in the Educational Background: A Review of Recent Literature (2000 - 2013) - Mr Alysson Mateus Rabelo Kiessow Rabelo (UFPR) Prof. Mara Fernanda Parisoto (Parisoto) ()
17:40	LEARNING BY PROJECTS: theory and practice in Brazilian teachers education - Prof. Mara Fernanda Parisoto (UFPR) ()
17:41	The use of data triangulation as a resource to find a better strategy to teach concepts of physics applied to medicine - Prof. Mara Fernanda Parisoto (UFPR) ()
17:42	Development of methodologies for reducing dropout in courses in the Exact Sciences - Dr Mara Fernanda Parisoto (UFPR) ()
17:43	SCIENCE IN 4D: A SUMMER SCHOOL FOR PROMOTING ACTIVE LEARNING IN AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH - Dr Vera Montalbano (Department of Physical Sciences, Earth and Environment, University of Siena) ()
17:44	A New Trial of Physics/Science Short Lab Class for Non-Science Cources Students in Kagawa University - Prof. Naoshi Takahashi (Kagwa University, Japan) ()
17:45	An evaluation of student’s understanding of DC circuit concepts through students’ written explanations - Mr Mphiriseni Khwanda (UJ) ()
17:46	QUANTUM TUNNELING INDUCING AC AND DC EFFECT IN A MODIFIED JOSEPHSON JUNCTION - Mr Pernel NGUENANG NGANYO (student) ()
17:47	SCHOOL CONTEXT AND ITS RELATIONS TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS’ DISCOURSE ABOUT PHYSICS CLASS - Dr FERNANDA BOZELLI (UNESP/FEIS) ()
17:48	Solar system at your fingertips: an interdisciplinary learning path - Dr Vera MONTALBANO (Department of Physical Sciences, Earth and Environment, University of Siena) ()
17:49	Effect of Problem Posing Teaching Strategy on Prospective Physics Teachers’ Conceptual understanding and Problem Solving Behaviour in Some Selected Concepts of Physics - Dr Sa'adatu Abubakar (Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi State Nigeria) ()
17:49	Poster presentations as an approach to implementing a ‘flipped learning’ pedagogy in introductory physics - Dr Lynndle Square (University of the Western Cape) ()
17:50	What is your favourite particle and why? - Dr Jeff Wiener (CERN) ()
17:51	Overview of Modern Physics Learning Objects in Brazilian Government Repositories - Dr Ary Leonel André (Federal University of Santa Catarina) ()
17:52	A comparative analysis of school physics curriculum content in selected countries - Dr Sam Ramaila (University of Johannesburg) ()
17:53	Physics teaching and learning: A case for Indigenous Knowledge in Physics - Dr Femi Otulaja (University of the Witwatersrand) ()
17:54	An assessment of students’ understanding of Newtonian Mechanics - Prof. Kevin Goldstein (University of the Witwatersrand) ()
17:55	South African science students’ perceptions of physics as a fundamental discipline - Dr Leelakrishna Reddy (University of Johannesburg) ()
17:56	WHAT DOES EMOTIONAL ENGAGEMENT OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS WITH EXPERIMENTS DEPEND ON? - Prof. Manjula Sharma (The University of Sydney) ()
18:01	Using spreadsheets to improve student engagement in the laboratory - Prof. Manjula Sharma (The University of Sydney) ()
18:30	--- Breather ---
19:15	Carnivores Dinner (until 21:00) (CARNIVORES RESTAURANT)

13:00	--- Lunch ---
14:00	Plenary (until 15:00) (PELINDABA 1)
14:00	Developing representational competence in first year physics: Implications for curriculum and classroom practices - Dr Honjiswa Conana (University of the Western Cape) (PELINDABA 1)
15:00	Parallel Session 2 (until 16:30) (SPRINGBOK)
15:00	Methods of evaluation in natural science education verified by the practice of lower level at grammar school - Mr Martin Konecny (Department of Physics Education , Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, Prague) (SPRINGBOK)
15:20	In-cooperating a two-stage tests in physics learning - Dr Mark Herbert (University of the Western Cape) (SPRINGBOK)
15:40	Studio Teaching Model for an Introductory Engineering Physics Course on Classical Mechanics - Ms Nada BELKEBIR (Ecole Mohammadia d'Ingénieurs / Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane) (SPRINGBOK)
16:00	Death of an outcome - the role of stigmergy in our examination system - Dr Douglas Clerk (School of Physics, University of the Witwatersrand) (SPRINGBOK)
15:00	Parallel Session 3 (until 16:30) (IMPALA)
15:00	Incorporating Computational Exercises into Introductory Physics Courses - Prof. Gerd Kortemeyer (Michigan State University) (IMPALA)
15:20	ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES IN DIGITAL ERA TO HANDLE UG PHYSICS (MECHANICS) LABORATORY: A CASE STUDY OF MOMENT OF INERTIA OF A FLYWHEEL EXPERIMENT - Prof. P.K. Ahluwalia (Himachal Pradesh University) Dr SAPNA SHARMA (St. Bede's College Shimla India) (IMPALA)
15:40	EFFECTIVENESS OF VIDEO - BASED INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES ON SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENTS IN PRACTICAL PHYSICS IN LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA - Dr Veronica Babajide (University of Lagos) (IMPALA) Paper
16:00	ALTERNATIVES TO CLASSICAL LABORATORY ACTIVITIES - Mrs Juana I Gallego (UNLP) (IMPALA)
16:30	--- Tea and Coffee ---
17:00	Parallel Session 2 (until 18:30) (SPRINGBOK)
17:00	Probing the nature of student explanations of visual phenomena: a pilot study - Mr Ishiyaku Abubakar (University of Cape Town) (SPRINGBOK)
17:20	Student ideas on vector direction in kinematics graphs - Dr Ignatius John (CPUT) Dr Martin Kudinha (CPUT) (SPRINGBOK)
17:40	KNOWLEDGE AND KNOWER CODES AND THE INTEGRATION OF MATHEMATICS CONCEPTS WHEN CONDUCTING PHYSICS EXPERIMENTS - Dr Kwanele Booi (Cape Peninsula University of Technology) Ms Vannessa Van Staden (Cape Peninsula University of Technology) Mrs Zena Scholtz (Cape Peninsula University of Technology) Mrs Toliwe Chehore (Cape Peninsula University of Technology) (SPRINGBOK)
18:00	Preservice teacher’s understanding of the concept of acceleration - Mr Mphiriseni Khwanda (University of Johannesburg) (SPRINGBOK)
17:00	Parallel Session 3 (until 18:30) (IMPALA)
17:00	THE INSTRUMENTATION FOR TEACHING PHYSICS AT INITIAL TEACHER TRAINING: ASSUMING AUTHORITY IN THE PHYSICS TEACHING-LEARNING PROCESS - Dr André Ary Leonel (UFSC) (IMPALA)
17:40	TRAINING FOR PHYSICAL SCIENCE TEACHERS - Prof. David Wolfe (UK Institute of Physics) (IMPALA)
18:00	Exploring Pre-Service Science Teachers Physics Pedagogical Orientations towards Their Own Classroom Teaching - Mr Aviwe Sondlo (University of Johannesburg) (IMPALA)
18:30	--- Breather ---
19:15	Conference Banquet (until 21:00) (PELINDABA 1 & 2)

13:00	Closing Ceremony (until 13:30) (PELINDABA 1)
13:30	--- Lunch ---