Physics Education Research and the Teaching and Learning of Physics

TL;DR

This paper discusses recent debates in physics education, highlighting controversies and issues in teaching and learning physics, aiming to clarify current challenges in the field.

Contribution

It provides a concise overview of recent controversies in physics education, contributing to understanding ongoing debates and issues.

Findings

Identifies key controversies in physics teaching

Highlights challenges in physics learning

Summarizes recent debates in the field

Abstract

A brief account of some recent controversies about the teaching and learning of physics is presented. A shorter version of this outcome was accepted by The Physics Teacher, but publication is still pending.