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Biography

Claudio Fazio got his Master Degree in Experimental Physics at the University of Palermo (Italy) and his PhD in Physics Education Theory at the University of Bratislava (Slovakia).
He is full professor in Physics Education and History of Physics at the University of Palermo and teaches General Physics, Physics Education and History of Physic at the degree courses in Primary School Teacher Education and Physics of that University. He is Vice-president of GIREP, Dean of the Doctoral program in Technologies and Methods for University Education of the University of Palermo and National coordinator of the Italian Plan for Scientific Degrees.
He has been and is currently responsible of many international research project in the field of science and mathematics education. He is author of more than 140 papers published in international and national scientific journals and books. His current research interests are related to the implementation of active learning methodologies in STEM Education, the study of the psycho-pedagogical foundations of active learning methodologies applied to STEM education, the use of technologies in Physics laboratory, the use of modelling environments for learning, Pedagogical Content Knowledge portraying and development, the use of qualitative and quantitative analysis methods in STEM Education Research.

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Employment (3)

Università degli Studi di Palermo: Palermo, Sicilia, IT

2023-03 to present | Full Professor of Physics Education and History of Physics (Dipartimento di Fisica e Chimica)
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University of Palermo: Palermo, IT

2015-01-01 to 2023-02-28 | Associate Professor (Dipartimento di Fisica e Chimica)
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Università degli Studi di Palermo: Palermo, Sicilia, IT

2005-01-03 to 2014-12-31 | Assistant Professor (Dipartimento di Fisica e Chimica)
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Education and qualifications (2)

Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave: Bratislava, SK

2006-05-17 | PhD in Physics Education Theory (Mathematics and Physics)
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Università degli Studi di Palermo: Palermo, Sicilia, IT

1990-04-19 | Laurea in Fisica (Dipartimento di Fisica)
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Professional activities (1)

GIREP - International Research Group on Physics Teaching: Boechout/Vremde, BE

2024-01-01 to present | Vice-president
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Spacetime Globe: A Teaching Proposal for the Didactic of Special Relativity

2024 | Book chapter
Contributors: Alessio Mattia Leonardi; Settimio Mobilio; Claudio Fazio
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Strategies for Active Learning and Assessment of the Learning Processes

2024 | Book chapter
Contributors: Claudio Fazio; David Sands; Peppino Sapia; Giacomo Bozzo; Zuzana Jeskova; Dagmara Sokolowska; Onofrio Rosario Battaglia
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A Low-Cost Smartphone Polarimeter and Malus’s Law

The Physics Teacher
2024-11-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Aurelio Agliolo Gallitto; Giuseppe Sancataldo; Onofrio Rosario Battaglia; Claudio Fazio
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Measurement of the damping coefficient of an elastic rubber band oscillator by a smartphone

Physica Scripta
2024-06-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Aurelio Agliolo Gallitto; Onofrio Rosario Battaglia; Claudio Fazio
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A Phenomenological Study About the Effect of Covid-19 Pandemic on the Use of Teaching Resources in Mathematics

2023 | Book chapter
Contributors: Benedetto Di Paola; Onofrio Rosario Battaglia; Iveta Kohanová; Mária Slavíčková; Claudio Fazio
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Fluids in Equilibrium and Hydrodynamics

2023 | Book chapter
Contributors: Onofrio Rosario Battaglia; Giulia Termini; Claudio Fazio
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Affordable methods for surface tension and contact angle measurements

European Journal of Physics
2023-09-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Onofrio Rosario Battaglia; Aurelio Agliolo Gallitto; Giulia Termini; Claudio Fazio
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Outcomes of a Teaching Learning Sequence on Modelling Surface Phenomena in Liquids

Education Sciences
2023-04-21 | Journal article
Contributors: Onofrio Rosario Battaglia; Aurelio Agliolo Gallitto; Giulia Termini; Claudio Fazio
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A teaching proposal for the didactics of Special Relativity: the spacetime globe

Physics Education
2022-07-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Alessio Mattia Leonardi; Settimio Mobilio; Claudio Fazio
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Exploring Historical Scientific Instruments by Using Mobile Media Devices

The Physics Teacher
2022-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Aurelio Agliolo Gallitto; Onofrio Rosario Battaglia; Giuseppe Cavallaro; Giuseppe Lazzara; Lorenzo Lisuzzo; Claudio Fazio
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A Study on Engineering Freshman Conceptual Understanding of Newtonian Mechanics

2021 | Book chapter
Contributors: Onofrio Rosario Battaglia; Claudio Fazio
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An approach to the venturi effect by historical instruments

Physics Education
2021 | Journal article
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Freshman Engineering’ Reasoning Strategies When Answering FCI Questions: A Case Study

Fundamental Physics and Physics Education Research
2021 | Book chapter
Part of ISBN: 9783030529222
Part of ISBN: 9783030529239
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Strategies for Active Learning to Improve Student Learning and Attitudes Towards Physics

2021 | Book chapter
Contributors: Claudio Fazio; Marina Carpineti; Sergej Faletič; Marco Giliberti; Gareth Jones; Eilish Mcloughlin; Gorazd Planinšič; Onofrio Rosario Battaglia
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Effects of emergency remote instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic on university physics students in Italy

Physical Review Physics Education Research
2021-10-13 | Journal article
Contributors: Irene Marzoli; Arturo Colantonio; Claudio Fazio; Marco Giliberti; Umberto Scotti di Uccio; Italo Testa
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A study of capillarity phenomena by using a computer-based simulation approach

European Journal of Physics
2021-09-01 | Journal article
Contributors: O R Battaglia; A Agliolo Gallitto; G Termini; C Fazio
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SEEING REALITY THROUGH EINSTEIN'S EYES: A TEACHING PROPOSAL FOR SPECIAL RELATIVITY

2021-07 | Conference paper
Contributors: Alessio Mattia Leonardi; Settimio Mobilio; Claudio Fazio
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Dynamic measurement of the elastic constant of an helicoidal spring by a smartphone

Physics Education
2021-05-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Aurelio Agliolo Gallitto; Onofrio Rosario Battaglia; Claudio Fazio
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An approach to the Venturi effect by historical instruments

Physics Education
2021-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Aurelio Agliolo Gallitto; Roberto Zingales; Onofrio Rosario Battaglia; Claudio Fazio
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Active Learning Methods and Strategies to Improve Student Conceptual Understanding: Some Considerations from Physics Education Research

Research and Innovation in Physics Education: Two Sides of the Same Coin
2020-10 | Book chapter
Part of ISBN: 9783030511814
Part of ISBN: 9783030511821
Part of ISSN: 2662-8422
Part of ISSN: 2662-8430
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A Study on Science Teaching Efficacy Beliefs During Pre-Service Elementary Training

lnternational Electronic Journal of Elementary Education
2020-10-13 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1307-9298
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Claudio Fazio

Unsupervised quantitative methods to analyze student reasoning lines: Theoretical aspects and examples

Physical Review Physics Education Research
2019 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85070640780

Contributors: Battaglia, O.R.; Di Paola, B.; Fazio, C.
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Computer simulations to approach surface tension by means of a simple mesoscopic mechanical model

Computer Applications in Engineering Education
2019-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Onofrio R. Battaglia; Aurelio Agliolo Gallitto; Claudio Fazio
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Evaluating the Effectiveness of Modelling-Oriented Workshops for Engineering Undergraduates in the Field of Thermally Activated Phenomena

Research in Science Education
2019-10-13 | Journal article
Contributors: Onofrio Rosario Battaglia; Benedetto Di Paola; Dominique Persano Adorno; Nicola Pizzolato; Claudio Fazio
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A quantitative analysis of university student reasoning lines in the field of thermally activated phenomena

Journal of Physics: Conference Series
2018 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85069229127

Contributors: Rosario Battaglia, O.; Di Paola, B.; Fazio, C.; Pizzolato, N.; Persano Adorno, D.
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An unsupervised quantitative method to analyse students' answering strategies to a questionnaire

New Trends in Physics Education Research
2018 | Book chapter
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2-s2.0-85057988028

Contributors: Battaglia, O.R.; Di Paola, B.; Fazio, C.
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The first year of the "open discovery of stem laboratories" (ODL) project

Journal of Physics: Conference Series
2018 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85069172863

Contributors: Persano Adorno, D.; Pizzolato, N.; Fazio, C.; Battaglia, O.R.; Dziabenko, O.; Tsourlidaki, E.; Volungevičiene, A.; Žviniene, V.; Lõssenko, J.
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Conceptual Understanding of Newtonian Mechanics Through Cluster Analysis of FCI Student Answers

International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education
2018-12-05 | Journal article
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2D simulation of wave-particle coupling inspired by walking droplets

European Jounal of Physics
2018-05-09 | Journal article
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Long term stability of learning outcomes in undergraduates after an Open-Inquiry instruction on thermal science

Physical Review - Physics Education Research
2018-02-07 | Journal article
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A quantitative analysis of educational data through the comparison between hierarchical and not-hierarchical clustering

Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85029803222

Contributors: Battaglia, O.R.; Di Paola, B.; Fazio, C.
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Analysing the conceptions on modelling of engineering undergraduate students: A case study using cluster analysis

Springer Proceedings in Physics
2017 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-84989284341

Contributors: Fazio, C.; Battaglia, O.R.; Di Paola, B.; Adorno, D.P.
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K-means clustering to study how student reasoning lines can be modified by a learning activity based on Feynman's unifying approach

Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85019073729

Contributors: Battaglia, O.R.; Di Paola, B.; Fazio, C.
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Training pre-service and in-service secondary school teachers: Analysis of changes in perceptions about quantum physics concepts and NoS views

Springer Proceedings in Physics
2017 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-84989321416

Contributors: Adorno, D.P.; Fazio, C.; Pizzolato, N.; Battaglia, O.R.
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Non-Hierarchical Clustering as a method to analyse an open-ended questionnaire on algebraic thinking

South African Journal of Education
2016-02-29 | Journal article
Contributors: Benedetto Di Paola; Onofrio Rosario Battaglia; Claudio Fazio
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Elucidating the electron transport in semiconductors via Monte Carlo simulations: An inquiry-driven learning path for engineering undergraduates

European Journal of Physics
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84939524953

Contributors: Adorno, D.P.; Pizzolato, N.; Fazio, C.
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Energy exchange by thermal radiation: Hints and suggestions for an inquiry based lab approach

Springer Proceedings in Physics
2014 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-84927550651

Contributors: Battaglia, O.R.; Fazio, C.; Pizzolato, N.; Mineo, R.M.S.
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Investigating teacher pedagogical content knowledge of scientific inquiry

Springer Proceedings in Physics
2014 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-84927564421

Contributors: Fazio, C.; Tarantino, G.; Sperandeo Mineo, R.M.
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Open inquiry-based learning experiences: A case study in the context of energy exchange by thermal radiation

European Journal of Physics
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84891840229

Contributors: Pizzolato, N.; Fazio, C.; Battaglia, O.R.
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Open-inquiry driven overcoming of epistemological difficulties in engineering undergraduates: A case study in the context of thermal science

Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84897826871

Contributors: Pizzolato, N.; Fazio, C.; Sperandeo Mineo, R.M.; Persano Adorno, D.
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An inquiry-based approach to Maxwell distribution: A case study with engineering students

European Journal of Physics
2013 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84880537783

Contributors: Battaglia, O.R.; Fazio, C.; Sperandeo-Mineo, R.M.
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An investigation of environmental temperature effects on energy exchange by thermal radiation

American Journal of Physics
2013 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84902330390

Contributors: Battaglia, O.R.; Fazio, C.; Pizzolato, N.; Sperandeo-Mineo, R.M.
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Investigating the quality of mental models deployed by undergraduate engineering students in creating explanations: The case of thermally activated phenomena

Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research
2013 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84881483530

Contributors: Fazio, C.; Battaglia, O.R.; Di Paola, B.
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Modelling systems of classical/quantum identical particles by focusing on algorithms

European Journal of Physics
2012 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84858730541

Contributors: Guastella, I.; Fazio, C.; Sperandeo-Mineo, R.M.
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Prospective elementary teachers' perceptions of the processes of modeling: A case study

Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research
2012 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84859337958

Contributors: Fazio, C.; Di Paola, B.; Guastella, I.
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Two experiments to approach the Boltzmann factor: Chemical reaction and viscous flow

European Journal of Physics
2012 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84857704963

Contributors: Fazio, C.; Battaglia, O.R.; Guastella, I.
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Collisions and mechanical wave propagation in elastic rods

International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education
2011 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-80052449695

Contributors: Fazio, C.; Guastella, I.; Tarantino, G.
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Video analysis of the flight of a model aircraft

European Journal of Physics
2011 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-80555145887

Contributors: Tarantino, G.; Fazio, C.
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A pedagogical flight simulator for longitudinal airplane flight

Computer Applications in Engineering Education
2010 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-77449104750

Contributors: Tarantino, G.; Fazio, C.; Sperandeo-Mineo, R.M.
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An experiment on the velocity distribution of thermionic electrons

American Journal of Physics
2010 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-78649408117

Contributors: Battaglia, O.R.; Fazio, C.; Guastella, I.; Sperandeo-Mineo, R.M.
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