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Floor Kamphorst

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Floor Kamphorst

Associate Professor Science Education
Department of Teacher Education
Faculty of Social and Educational Sciences

floor.kamphorst@ntnu.no
Lysholmbygget, Kalvskinnet
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Scientific Publications:

Kamphorst, F., Vollebregt, M.J., Savelsbergh, E.R., van Joolingen, W.R. (2021) An
educational reconstruction of special relativity theory for secondary education.
Science & Education, 1–44. https://doi-org.proxy.library.uu.nl/10.1007/s11191-
021-00283-2

Kamphorst, F., Savelsbergh, E. R., Vollebregt, M. J., & van Joolingen, W. R. (2021).
Event diagrams: Supporting student reasoning in special relativity through
thought experiments. In M. Kersting & D. Blair (Eds.), Teaching Einsteinian Physics
in Schools: An Essential Guide for Teachers in Training and Practice (1 ed., pp. 84–
98). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003161721-8

Kamphorst, F., Vollebregt, M. J., Savelsbergh, E. R., & van Joolingen, W. R. (2019).
Students’ pre-instructional reasoning with the speed of light in relativistic
situations. Physical Review Physics Education Research, 15(2), [020123].
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.15.020123

Kamphorst, F., & Kersting, M. (2019). Design based research and the model of
educational reconstruction: a combined approach to design successful science
instruction. In O. Levrini & G. Tasquier (Eds.), Electronic Proceedings of the ESERA
2019 Conference. The beauty and pleasure of understanding: engaging with
contemporary challenges through science education, Part 18 (co-ed. S. Kapon &
M. Odegaard), (pp. 2051–2056). Bologna: ALMA MATER STUDIORUM – University
of Bologna.

Profesional Publications:
Kamphorst, F., Savelsbergh, E., & Vollebregt, M. J. (2019). Wat betekent lichtsnelheid
voor leerlingen? Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Natuurkunde, 85(12), 14–17.

Kamphorst, F., Savelsbergh, E. R., Vollebregt, M. J., & van Joolingen, W. R. (2021).Relativiteit in de klas I – Relativistisch redeneren in gedachte-experimenten. NVOX, 45(8), 32–33.

Kamphorst, F., Savelsbergh, E. R., Vollebregt, M. J., & van Joolingen, W. R. (2021).
Relativiteit in de klas II – Hoe introduceer je een noodzaak voor het
lichtpostulaat? NVOX, 45(9), 22–23.

Kamphorst, F., Savelsbergh, E. R., Vollebregt, M. J., & van Joolingen, W. R. (2021).
Relativiteit in de klas III - Relatieve beweging onthult vreemde gevolgen van het
lichtpostulaat. NVOX, 45(10).

Kamphorst, F., Savelsbergh, E. R., Vollebregt, M. J., & van Joolingen, W. R. (2022).
Relativiteit in de klas IV NVOX, 46(1).

Kamphorst, F., (2021). Relativiteit in de klas [teaching materials].
https://www.fisme.science.uu.nl/toepassingen/28984/

Research

  • Researchgroup ScienceHumanities
  • Researchgroup Bærekraft på Tvers
  • Researchgroup USPiTE

ICSE Academy - Professional Development for in- and pre-service STEM teachers

The ICSE Academy offers a wide range of activity formats for professional development: job shadowing, workshop series, and summer schools. These activities bring together STEM teacher students, teacher educators and teachers.

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2024

  • Kamphorst, Floor; Korte, Sanne. (2024) School-Community Projects Leren bijdragen aan een duurzamere wereld. NVOX
    Article in business/trade/industry journal

2022

  • Kamphorst, Floor; Savelsbergh, E.R.; Vollebregt, M. J.; van Joolingen, W. R.. (2022) Relativiteit in de klas (4) - ervaringen met de lessenserie. NVOX
    Article in business/trade/industry journal

Journal publications

  • Kamphorst, Floor; Korte, Sanne. (2024) School-Community Projects Leren bijdragen aan een duurzamere wereld. NVOX
    Article in business/trade/industry journal
  • Kamphorst, Floor; Savelsbergh, E.R.; Vollebregt, M. J.; van Joolingen, W. R.. (2022) Relativiteit in de klas (4) - ervaringen met de lessenserie. NVOX
    Article in business/trade/industry journal

Teaching

I teach the following courses:

  • PPU4227 Education: Teaching Technology and theory of research
  • MGLU4209 Inquiry-based science
  • MGLU5233 Nature of Science
  • SCED8051 Learning and Instruction in Science, a PhD-course that is organized in collaboration with Bahir Dar University, Ethiopa as part of the NORHEDII-project.

Supervision

I supervise doctoral student Dereje Aynekulu Dejene with his PhD-project "Enhancing Ethiopian students' Conceptual Understanding via Teachers' Pedagogical Content Knowledge and Conceptual Understanding" as part of NORHEDII.

Outreach

2025

  • Academic lecture
    Fredagsvik, Maren Skjelstad; Staberg, Ragnhild Lyngved; Ervik, Hilde Beate; Kamphorst, Floor; Unander, Trine Elisabeth; Pettersen, Anne Rakstad. (2025) Modelling interdisciplinary sustainability education in a project for pre-service teachers . International Centre for STEM Education (ICSE), ICSE Academy project and InSSTER Center at the University of Nicosia Educating the Educators V (ETE V) , Limassol, Cyprus 2025-05-08 - 2025-05-09
  • Academic lecture
    Fredagsvik, Maren Skjelstad; Staberg, Ragnhild Lyngved; Kamphorst, Floor; Ervik, Hilde ; Unander, Trine E.; Pettersen, Anne Rakstad. (2025) Modelling interdisciplinary sustainability education in a project for pre-service teachers . Educating the Educators (ETE) 2025 Conference 2025-05-08 -
  • Academic lecture
    Kamphorst, Floor. (2025) Length contraction Thought experiment with Secondary students . Leiden University GIREP-EPEC Leiden conference , Leiden 2025-06-30 - 2025-07-04
  • Academic lecture
    Kamphorst, Floor. (2025) Eliciting Initial Learning in Special Relativity. University of Western Australia International Symposium on Teaching Einsteinian Physics , Perth 2025-07-10 - 2025-07-12

2024

  • Academic lecture
    Sanne, Vibeke Gilje; Ervik, Hilde ; Febri, Maria Immaculata Maya; Fredagsvik, Maren Skjelstad; Kamphorst, Floor; Pettersen, Anne Rakstad. (2024) Natur og miljø under press – tverrfaglig utforskning av bærekraftutfordringer i lokalsamfunnet. Nasjonalt forskernettverk for bærekraft og utdanning(NABU) Nasjonalt forskernettverk for bærekraft og utdanning (NABU) konferansen 2024 , Bergen 2024-10-30 - 2024-10-31
  • Lecture
    Kamphorst, Floor. (2024) Leren bijdragen aan een duurzamere wereld met School Community Projects. Werkgroep Natuurkunde Didaktiek Werkgroep Natuurkunde Didaktiek conferentie , Noordwijkerhout 2024-12-13 - 2024-12-14
  • Lecture
    Kamphorst, Floor. (2024) Relativistische gedachte-experimenten: Leerlingen ondersteunen bij uitvoering en vormgeven in de les. Werkgroep Natuurkunde Didaktiek Werkgroep Natuurkunde Didaktiek conferentie , Noordwijkerhout 2024-12-13 - 2024-12-14

2023

  • Academic lecture
    Kamphorst, Floor. (2023) Using De Sitter and Michelson Morley in education on Einstein’s Light Postulate. Program Committee of the Norwegian Conferences on the Histor 9th Norwegian Conference on the History of Science , Trondheim 2023-11-29 - 2023-12-02

2022

  • Academic lecture
    Kamphorst, Floor. (2022) Supporting dynamic modelling by performing relativistic thought experiments through drawing. SVENSK FÖRENING FÖR FORSKNING I NATURVETENSKAPERNAS DIDAKTIK FND konferanse , Sundsvall 2022-11-08 - 2022-11-10
  • Academic lecture
    Kamphorst, Floor. (2022) Supporting dynamic modelling by performing relativistic thought experiments through drawing. ScienceHumanities forskningsgruppe NTNU Seminar Drawing to learn in Science , Trondheim 2022-11-22 - 2022-11-23
  • Lecture
    Kamphorst, Floor. (2022) Hendelsesdiagrammer - Et verktøy for å undervise spesielle relativitetsteori. Norsk Fysikklærerforening - Norsk fysisk selskap Landskonfereansen om fysikkundervisning , Orkanger 2022-08-07 - 2022-08-10

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