You will be part of the Astronomy and (astro)Physics Education Research group at the Department of Physics and Astronomy of KU Leuven.

The Astronomy and (astro)Physics Education Research group conducts research into physics and astronomy education, focussing on conceptual understanding in physics and astronomy, the interplay of mathematics and physics and metacognition in problem solving. Current and former projects include research on effects of lab instruction, research on the role of mathematics in undergraduate physics learning, integrated STEM curriculum for secondary education and astronomy learning in planetaria.

The research will be carried out in close collaboration with the Mathematics Education Research group in the Department of Mathematics, KU Leuven and CASTeL (Center for the Advancement of STEM Teaching and Learning, Dublin City University).

Project

Using mathematics in physics requires more than the straightforward appli...