Research and publications
Research conducted in the IPL
The IPL environment provides direct and intensive contact with upper-secondary school students, thus offering suitable conditions for carrying out research investigations and interventions. Below are links to publications that examine students’ practical work in the IPL from a research perspective.
- Nikitin, A., Kácovský, P., Snětinová, M., Chvál, M., Houfková, J., & Koupilová, Z. (2025). Physics demonstrations, science show, or hands-on practical work? Exploring students’ intrinsic motivation. Physical Review Physics Education Research, 21(1), 010146. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevphyseducres.21.010146.
- Kácovský, P., Snětinová, M., Ryston, M., Ceháková, L., & Legerská, J. (2024). Interactive hands-on laboratory for upper secondary students: What do the visitors appreciate?. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2715, 012017. IOP Publishing. DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/2715/1/012017.
- Kácovský, P. et al. (2023). Predictors of students’ intrinsic motivation during practical work in physics. International Journal of Science Education, 45(10), 806–826. DOI: 10.1080/09500693.2023.2175626.
- Snětinová, M., & Kácovský, P. (2019). Hands-on experiments in the interactive physics laboratory: A study of students’ intrinsic motivation. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 1287, 012049. IOP Publishing. DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/1287/1/012049.
- Snětinová, M., Kácovský, P., & Machalická, J. (2018). Hands-On Experiments in the Interactive Physics Laboratory: Students’ Intrinsic Motivation and Understanding. Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal, 8(1), 55–75. DOI: 10.26529/cepsj.319.
Other publications
These typically include publications related to the development and testing of new experimental sets.
- Ceháková, L., & Kopřiva, T. (2023). Development of experimental units in optics for inquiry-based laboratory. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2950, 012017. IOP Publishing. DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/2950/1/012017
- Kopřiva, T., & Ceháková, L. (2023). Vývoj experimentálních stanovišť pro téma Optika v Interaktivní fyzikální laboratoři. In O. Kéhar (Ed.), Sborník z konference Moderní trendy v přípravě učitelů fyziky 10 (online).
- Legerská, J. (2023). Energetické hladiny atomu vodíku. In M. Šerý (Ed.), Sborník z konference Veletrh nápadů učitelů fyziky 28 (online).
- Snětinová, M., & Kácovský, P. (2019). Interactive physics laboratory: A place for hands-on experimenting. In Ľ. Valovičová, J. Ondruška, & Ľ. Zelenický (Eds.), AIP Conference Proceedings 2152, 030031. AIP Publishing. DOI: 10.1063/1.5124775.
- Šabatka, Z., Kácovský, P., Snětinová, M., Machalická, J., Boček, V., Homolová, L., & Kolář, P. (2016). Experimenty z Interaktivní fyzikální laboratoře: Vrhy. In T. Miléř & J. Válek (Eds.), Sborník z konference Veletrh nápadů učitelů fyziky 21 (online).
