Farahanz Sadidi

wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin
NameDr. Farahnaz Sadidi
Betreuung Praktikumsveranstaltungen, Seminar kritisches Denken
Professur für Didaktik der Physik
Professur für Didaktik der Physik
Büro:
Recknagel-Bau, B305 Haeckelstraße 3
01069 Dresden
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Office hours:
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Further information on: ORCID and ResearchGate.
Research focus
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Promoting students’ critical thinking in the teaching of physics, specifically particle physics
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Developing prospective STEM teachers's competencies in developing effective teaching units to encourage students' critical thinking
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Encouraging prospective physics teachers to critically reflect on the use of AI-generated content
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Developing a domain-specific approach to critical thinking for teaching quantum physics in teacher training
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Promoting critical, creative and caring thinking in the context of environmental issues
Current research project
- Seminar "Promoting students' critical thinking through teaching physics"
Teaching
- Organizer and supervisor of various courses, including Physikalische Schulexperimente 1-4, seminar Methods in Physics Teaching, practical school exercise (SPÜ) in physics
Awards and prizes
- March 2024: Post-Doc Starter Kit for the development of the scientific profile, Graduate Academy of TU Dresden, € 10,000
- October 2019: Scholarship from the European Social Fund and the Free State of Saxony for my PHD “Development and Evaluation of a Teaching Unit in Particle Physics to Promote Students’ Critical Thinking”
- August 2015: Dresden Junior Fellowship, TU Dresden
- August 2013: Award winner of the Iranian Physical Society as the Best physics teacher in Iran
- July 2012: Winner of the National Festival of Best Teaching Methods in Physics Education
Supervision of state examination theses
- Development and evaluation of teaching units in the context of environmental problems to promote critical, creative and caring thinking (3 theses)
- Development of teaching units in astroparticle physics (2 theses)
- Development and testing of a digital game on quantum cryptography (1 paper)
- Introduction of formulas in physics lessons (1 paper)
Further activities
- Teacher training in cooperation with the State Office for Schools and Education (LaSuB) and Particle World Network
Publications
Publications in scientific journals
Further publications
Voluntary and socio-cultural activities
- since 2016: Involvement at the International Peace Slam Dresden
- August 2014 to July 2018: Vice President of the Education Committee, COSPAR (Committee on Space Research), Paris, France
- Collaboration with commission chairs and stakeholders to promote global space education
- Organization of meetings at COSPAR assemblies to promote international cooperation in the field of space education
- 2016 to 2017: Involvement in the DPG project "Physics for Refugees"