Possible Technical Problems Encountered by The Teacher in The Incorporation of Mobile Phone Sensors in The Physics Lab
European Journal of Physics Education (EJPE)
vol 11, no. 2, p. 5-23, feb. 2020, ISSN 1309-7202
Abstract
Several suggestions for the use of Mobile Phone (MP) sensors in science teaching are found in the literature, and most of them focus on proposing physics experiments that can be conducted with the aid of the sensors that commonly exist in smartphones. The proposed experiments rely on the Bring Your Own Devices (BYOD) approach, that is, students are allowed to bring and use their own MPs in the classroom or school science lab. The present study investigates (a) the variations in the results of experiments, and (b) other possible “technical”……read more
How Effectively Can Students’ Personal Smartphones be Used as Tools in Physics Labs?
International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies (iJIM)
vol. 15, no. 14, 2021, p. 55–71, eISSN: 1865-7923
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3991/ijim.v15i14.22375
Abstract
This study seeks to answer the question of how effectively students can use their smartphones as tools for measuring and processing data when they perform physics experiments. The research was conducted in a local secondary school in Athens, Greece. The sample consisted of fifty-two 16-year-old students (10th grade). The students formed 26 pairs, and were asked to perform an experiment using their smartphones for measuring,……read more
An educational proposal for students’ experimentation in a distance learning environment
Physics Education
vol. 56, no. 6, 2021, 065010
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6552/ac1c49
Abstract
The social distancing rules during the Covid-19 quarantine period posed new challenges in the teaching of physics especially for the laboratory sessions. One solution, that permitted students to carry on the experimental work during this period, was the ‘do it at home’ activities using simple materials for setting up the experiment and a smartphone as a measuring device. In this line of reasoning an educational intervention was designed and carried out in a junior high school of Athens…read more