The contribution focuses on obtaining feedback from students and teachers on science textbooks. A literature search was conducted to answer two questions: How are teachers' and pupils' views on science textbooks obtained? And what should a good science textbook&#...

The paper presents a seminar for future physics teachers focused on problem solving and creativity in problem solving. In this seminar, students are encouraged to find effective strategies for various problems on their own including the use of multiple representations �...

Critical thinking has been mentioned a lot recently in the context of teaching and education, but mostly without further explanation; as if teachers should know very well what it is and how to develop it. The aim of this paper is to discuss and clarify the...

Physics correspondence competition (FYKOS) has made a large contribution to extracurricular physics education in the Czech Republic and Slovakia during its 36 years of existence. Throughout the years, the organizers of FYKOS have arranged many events aimed at expanding&#...

Some of the university departments in Czech Republic providing education of future physics teachers deal with a situation of increasing number of students who are teaching on their own in lower secondary or upper secondary schools during their daily studies (in ...

In this paper, we bring a basic overview of the features of Casio ClassWiz calculators, a summary of the possibilities of their use in physics classes and also notices some advantages and problem areas during teaching. An online system and an emulator are &#...

In this paper we focus on the existential risks associated with artificial intelligence. We try to show that these risks may be greatly exaggerated. In fact, the path from the current state of the AI field to general AI and superintelligence is not as w...

Contemporary Trends in Physics Teacher Education is a scientific conference with international participation (so far, foreign participants participated on all conferences, both passively or actively, from Slovakia, Poland, Germany, Austria, and Slovenia). Conference is intended for...