1. The future of physics teaching: Features of the new National Curriculum and Curriculum Frameworks of Hungary Contents and methodology
GIREP-ICPE-EPEC-MPTL 2019 CONFERENCE  BUDAPEST, 1-5 JULY, 2019
Sándor Egri, Gábor Horányi, Péter Ádám
Education 2030 Research Group in Learning Science

2. Curriculum development is an answer to the present problems that originated from the past.
We should be aware about of needs of the future as well
Future needs
Problems

3. Total number of students enrolled in regular teacher education
Subject
Total number of students enrolled in regular teacher education
at first place
English (foreign language)
724
History 78
Informatics 29
Hungarian literature
312
Biology
177
Geography
127
Mathematics 54
Chemistry 14
Physics 30
A significant shortage of the number of students in teacher training courses  growing lack of physics teachers
In Hungary, 2018
(felvi.hu)

4. The attitude towards physics in schools is not good
Subject
Average primary and secondary school
Science (primary)
3.9
English
Drawing, history of arts
3.8
History
Informatics
3.7
Hungarian literature
3.6
Biology
3.5
Geography
Hungarian language
3.4
Mathematics
German
3.3
Singing and music
Chemistry
3.1
Physics
3.0
Religion/ethics
2.9
Scale: 1-5
(Chrappán, Magy. Tud, október)

6. Needs of the future
Key competencies: creativity, collaboration, critical thinking, communication (there are many more…….)
Quick changes in the world  we need more innovators, explorers
Awareness about global problems: climate change, worldwide pollution, energy balance…

7. The main idea: We should change the methodology and content according to these facts in a balanced way
Focus on main concepts
Practical applications
Real life issues
Active learning
Interactive classrooms, Group work
Learning much of abstract formulas
Emphasizing only disciplinary core
Dry explanations
Chalk and board

8. The main idea: We should change the methodology and content according these facts in a balanced way
Focus on main concepts
Practical applications
Real life issues
Active learning
Interactive classrooms, group work
Learning much of abstract formulas
Emphasyzing only disciplinar core
Dry explanations
Chalk and board

9. Natural Sciences and Geography Learning Area
4. Természettudomány és földrajz
környezetismeret 1 1
természettudomány**
kémia 1 2
fizika 3 2
biológia 3 2
földrajz
Natural Sciences and Geography Learning Area
Lower Primary
Upper Primary
Secondary (gymnasium, gov.) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Knowledge about the environment
Science
Physics
Biology
Chemistry
Geography
Integrated science with disciplinary modules is allowed at Primary (7-8) or teaching different subjects

10. Physics(7-8/9-12): introduction, aims, topics, fields of development
Field of development 1
Field of development 2
Learning outcome
Learning outcome
Learning outcome
Learning outcome
Learning outcome
Learning outcome
Learning outcome
Learning outcome

11. Fields of development (examples, 7-8)
Physics as a scientific method of cognition (7 LO)
- doing experiments, measurement, data analysis
- physics as a science, applied methods, fields of interest, new results
-Life of major physicists
Social and environmental issues of physics (11 LO)
-Global problems: climate change, UV-radiation, radioactive issues
Physics of natural phenomena and applied technology (10 LO)
- Working principle of widely used technologies (Transportation, mobile communication, machines)
-Explanation of natural phenomena (Rainbow, Full Moon.. )
-Physics of health issues (Sensing, moving…)
Disciplinary core knowledge (21)
- Motions, energy, light, states of matter, the Universe
Applying digital technology (7)

12. Learning Outcome: A complete sentence, which integrates the content and a cognitive skill or the way of the usage
The student understands the working principle of nuclear reactors and problems of storage of radioactive isotopes.
The student knows the changing of the air pressure and understands its connection with weather changing.
The student applies Ohm’s law to calculate the current in a simple circuit.
The student explains why an airplane is able to fly.
The students measures some physical quantities with mobile phone sensors.

13. Curriculum framework (7-8/9-12)
Introduction: reaction to the problems of physics teaching mentioned above
Topic 1
Topic 1
Topic 2
Knowledge & Skill
Knowledge & Skill
Knowledge & Skill
Knowledge & Skill
Knowledge & Skill
Knowledge & Skill
Knowledge & Skill
Knowledge & Skill

14. Curriculum Framework – List of topics
Number of classes
Introduction to Physics 8
Energy
Moving during transportation and sports 10
Force and Linear Momentum
Water and air in the household and in the nature 14
Household - electricity
Light, lightening and optical instruments 12
Waves
Global environmental problems 6
Observing and explaining the phenomena of the sky
Sum:
102

15. The Structure of a Topic
Name of the Topic
List of related LO-s from the Curriculum
List of knowledge and skills
Related concepts

16. Topic: Waves (10) List of related learning outcomes of the National Curriculum
Knowledge and skills to improve
Experimental investigation of water waves, description of the motion
Experimental observation of shock-waves in the air, assuming their speed
The basic explanation of wave propagation, amplitude, frequency and wavelength
Light is a wave
Explanation of sensing of colors
Observing and explanation that the color of an object depends on the color of the applied light-source
Explanation of the color of the sky, clouds, plants, seas, and rivers
Observing and description of standing waves on a string or spring
The physical explanation of the attributes of the sound (tone, volume)
Explanation of how an instrument creates sound, observation of how instruments are working
Physical background of the hearing
List of related concepts:
wavelength, speed of propagation, frequency, colours of a rainbow, standing wave, volume, tone of a sound

19. egris@science.unideb.hu The Future
The final version of the Curriculum and Frameworks, Book for teachers
Discussion, improvements
Implementation in pilot schools
Analyzing the findings
Better physics in schools 