Universal Journal of Physics and Application Vol. 5(4), pp. 709 - 725
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THE PROCESS OF TEACHING AND LEARNING PHYSICS - A HISTORY OF ONE LESSON

AUTHOR(S) INFORMATION: Skurski P.

ABSTRACT

The ability of designing one's own cognitive activities and providing what it takes to ensure suitable conditions for carrying them out are the foundations for effective achievement of the goals of learning. In author's opinion, appropriately designed and conducted classes of Physics are an excellent occasion for inculcating in students complex and universal skills of designing cognitive activities. The teacher is required to be able to design and conduct classes using methods based on scientists' physics. The aim of this paper is to point out the essence and significance of the designing activities and to present a way of conducting such a lesson by the teacher, a lesson in which focusing on shaping skills in designing cognitive operations to be performed by students, on gaining by them an awareness of the goals and of the ways of performing these activities is clearly apparent.