A proposed course to develop the conceptual understanding of Nanophysics and its Nanotechnological applications, and the Attitude towards it among students of the Physics Division of the College of Education

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Lecturer of Curricula& Methods of Teaching Science- Faculty of Education – Damanhour University.

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This research aimed to study the effectiveness of a proposed course to develop the conceptual understanding of nanophysics and its nanotechnological applications, and the attitude towards it among students of the Physics Department of the College of Education. To conduct this research, the quasi-experimental with pre-test post-test control group design was used. The sample of the research were selected from the Fourth-grade students N= 64, divided into two groups: (32) students for the experimental group and (32) students of the control group. The research instruments include the preparation of the proposed course in nanophysics and its nanotechnological applications, a test of conceptual understanding of nanophysics and its nanotechnological applications, and a scale of attitude towards it. Firstly, the research instruments were applied at the same time on the two groups. Secondly, the proposed course was taught to the Exp. G, while no treatment was provided to the cont. G, then, the research instruments were applied again at the same time on the two groups. The results of the present research revealed the effectiveness of the proposed course in developing research variables. The research recommended merging the proposed course within the physics teacher preparation programs in the faculties of education, and training in-service Physics teachers to develop their conceptual understanding of nanophysics and its nanotechnological applications.

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