Laurence Rogers

Teaching physics at Advanced level: a question of style

Much of Advanced level teaching is dominated by didactic methods. We question whether these can adequately match the variety of needs of students in the contemporary context, and offer a framework for promoting a style of teaching which is responsive and versatile.

A Study of Pupils’ Skills of Graphical Interpretation with Reference to the Use of Data-Logging Techniques

This paper considers the role of graphs in science education and examines the skills required by pupils in interpreting graphs to gain scientific understanding. Some common difficulties in graphical techniques are discussed and the opportunities for overcoming these and for amplifying the value of graphs through the use of the microcomputer are described.