ACTUAL PROBLEMS IN TEACHING PHYSICS

Abstract

The educational problem of faint interest in Physics lies not only on the side of pupils but also on the teachers. Teaching is frequently done in a boring manner: mainly textbook reading during lessons, instead of real experiments or multimedia teaching methods. Lessons are schematic, with no innovative scenarios like role-playing, or competitions. A negative perception of Physics creates a kind of negative feedback - in lower secondary school Physics lessons are reduced to the very minimum of 4 hours in total, in the whole year’s cycle.