Analysis of the Computational Physics Course in Secondary Preservice Teacher Training Curriculum in Korea

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The aim of this study was to analyze the operation of a computational physics course in preservice physics teacher education. The lecture plans of 14 universities were analyzed, and interviews and questionnaires were conducted with five professors. The main research results were as follows. First, the purposes of computational physics courses could be divided according to the area of emphasis: physics education or physics. Second, the content of lectures for each week consisted of digital literacy, physics, and physics education in a similar ratio. Third, a discrepancy existed between the goal and content of the lectures, and content related to the application of the actual education in the field was lacking. Fourth, the content and methods of computational physics education continued to change according to the changes in the educational environment. Fifth, physics software was not used, and the use of various programming languages or digital education for physics education was widely addressed. According to the research results, the implications for computational physics education were explored. © 2023 The Korean Physical Society. All rights reserved.

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