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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.; Joolingen, W. R. van. (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.; Joolingen, W. R. van. (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 . Educating the Educators V (ETE V) , Limassol, Cyprus 2025-05-08 - 2025-05-09
  • Academic lecture
    Kamphorst, Floor. (2025) Length contraction Thought experiment with Secondary students. GIREP-EPEC Leiden conference , Leiden 2025-06-30 - 2025-07-04
  • Academic lecture
    Kamphorst, Floor. (2025) Eliciting Initial Learning in Special Relativity. International Symposium on Teaching Einsteinian Physics , Perth 2025-07-10 - 2025-07-12
  • 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 -

2024

  • Lecture
    Kamphorst, Floor. (2024) Leren bijdragen aan een duurzamere wereld met School Community Projects. 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 conferentie , Noordwijkerhout 2024-12-13 - 2024-12-14
  • 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) konferansen 2024 , Bergen 2024-10-30 - 2024-10-31

2023

  • Academic lecture
    Kamphorst, Floor. (2023) Using De Sitter and Michelson Morley in education on Einstein’s Light Postulate. 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. 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. Landskonfereansen om fysikkundervisning , Orkanger 2022-08-07 - 2022-08-10
  • Academic lecture
    Kamphorst, Floor. (2022) Supporting dynamic modelling by performing relativistic thought experiments through drawing. FND konferanse , Sundsvall 2022-11-08 - 2022-11-10

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