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Selected articles in research journals:

Goldfarb (Galili), I. & Tavger, B. (1969). ‘Effect of anisotropy on quantum size effects in bismuth films’. Soviet Physics - Solid State, 11, 1231-6

Galili, I. & Zevin, V. (1986). ‘Development of the Green function diagrammatic technique for local spins’. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 54-57, 1237-9

Galili, I. & Zevin, V. (1987). ‘Renormalization procedure in the frame of the temperature Green function for localized spins: I. Excitations in the singlet-singlet model’. Journal of Physics C - Solid State Physics, 20, 2543-63

Goldberg, F., Bendall, S. & Galili, I. (1991). ‘Lenses, pinholes, screens and the eye’. The Physics Teacher, 29 (4), 221-224

Galili, I. Goldberg, F. & Bendall, S. (1991). ‘Some reflections on plane mirrors and images’. The Physics Teacher, 29 (7), 471-477

Galili, I. & Bar, V. (1992). ‘Motion implies force. Where to expect vestiges of the misconception?’ International Journal of Science Education, 14 (1), 63-81

Galili, I., Goldberg, F. & Bendall, S. (1993). ‘Effects of prior knowledge and instruction on understanding image formation’. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 30(3), 271-303

Galili, I. (1993). ‘Weight and gravity. Teachers' ambiguity and students' confusion about the concepts’. International Journal of Science Education, 15 (2), 149-162

Bendall, S. Goldberg, F., & Galili, I. (1993). ‘Prospective elementary teachers' prior knowledge about light’. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 30 (9), 1169-1187

Galili, I. & Goldberg, F. (1993). ‘Left-right conversions in a plane mirror’. The Physics Teacher, 31 (8), 463-466

Bar, V. & Galili, I. (1994). ‘Stages of children's views about evaporation’. International Journal of Science Education, 16 (2), 157-174

Galili, I. (1995). ‘Mechanics background for students' misconceptions in electro-magnetism’. International Journal of Science Education, 17(3), 371-387

Galili, I. (1995). ‘Interpretation of children's understanding of weightlessness’. Research in Science Education, 25 (1), 51-74

Galili, I. & Kaplan, D. (1996). ‘Students' operation with the concept of weight’. Science Education, 80 (4), 457-487

Galili, I. & Goldberg, F. (1996). ‘Using a linear approximation for single-surface refraction to explain some virtual image phenomena’. American Journal of Physics, 64 (3), 256-264

Galili, I. (1996). ‘Student's conceptual change in geometrical optics’, International Journal of Science Education, 18 (7), 847-868

Galili, I. & Bar, V. (1997). ‘Children's operational knowledge about weight’. International Journal of Science Education, 19 (3), 317-340

Galili, I. & Kaplan, D. (1997). ‘Extending the use of the relativity principle: some pedagogical advantages’, American Journal of Physics, 65 (1), 328-335

Galili, I. & Kaplan, D. (1997). ‘Changing approach in teaching electromagnetism in a conceptually oriented introductory physics course’. American Journal of Physics, 65 (7), 657-668

Galili, I. & Lavrik, V. (1998). ‘Flux concept in learning about light. a critique of the present situation’. Science Education, 82 (5), 591-614

Galili, I. & Hazan, A. (2000). ‘Learners' knowledge in optics: interpretation, structure, and analysis’. International Journal in Science Education, 22(1), 57-88

Galili, I. & Hazan, A. (2000). ‘The influence of a historically oriented course on students' content knowledge in optics evaluated by means of facets - schemes analysis’. American Journal of Physics, 68 (7), S3-15

Cohen, A. & Galili, I. (2001). ‘Where is the sky’. The Physics Teacher, 39 (2), 92-97

Galili, I. & Hazan, A. (2001). ‘The effect of a history-based course in optics on students' views about science’. Science & Education, 10 (1-2), 7-32

Galili, I. & Hazan, A. (2001). ‘Experts' views on using history and philosophy of science in the practice of physics instruction’. Science & Education, 10 (4), pp. 345-367

Galili, I. (2001). ‘Weight versus gravitational force: historical and educational perspectives’. International Journal of Science Education, 23 (10), 1073-1093

Galili, I. & Kaplan, D. (2002). ‘Students’ interpretation of water surface orientation and inertial forces in physics curriculum’. Praxis der Naturwissenschaften Physik in der Schule, 51(7), pp. 2-11

Galili, I. & Tseitlin, M. (2003). ‘Newton's first law: text, translations, interpretations, and physics education’. Science and Education, 12 (1), 45-73

Galili, I. & Lehavi, Y. (2003). ‘The importance of weightlessness and tides in teaching gravitation’. American Journal of Physics, 71(11), 1127-1135

Galili, I. & Sela, D. (2004). ‘Pendulum activities in the Israeli physics curriculum: used and missed opportunities’. Science and Education, 13 (4-5), 459-472

Galili, I., Weizman, A., & Cohen, A. (2004). ‘The sky as a topic in science education’. Science Education, 88(4), 574-593

Tseitlin, M. & Galili I. (2005). ‘Teaching physics in looking for its self: from a physics-discipline to a physics-culture’, Science & Education, 14 (3-5), 235-261

Galili, I. & Goihbarg, E. I. (2005). ‘Energy transfer in electrical circuit – a qualitative account’. American Journal of Physics, 73 (2), 141-144

Tseitlin, M. & Galili, I. (2006). ‘Science teaching: what does it mean? - A simple semiotic perspective’. Science & Education, 15 (5), 393-417

Galili, I. & Lehavi, Y. (2006). ‘Definitions of physical concepts: a study of physics teachers’ knowledge and views’. International Journal of Science Education, 28 (5), 521-541

Azaiza, I., Bar, V., & Galili, I. (2006). ‘Learning about electricity in elementary school’. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 4(1), 45-71. Online: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10763-004-6826-9

Galili, I., Kaplan, D., & Lehavi, Y. (2006). ‘Teaching Faraday's law of electromagnetic induction in an introductory physics course’, The American Journal of Physics, 74(4), 337-343

Galili, I. & Zinn, B. (2007). ‘Physics and Art – A Cultural Symbiosis in Physics Education’, Science & Education, 16 (3-5), 441-460

Online: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11191-006-9006-1

Schur, Y. & Galili, I. (2009). ‘A thinking journey – a new mode of teaching science’, International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 7 (3), 627-646

Online: http://www.springerlink.com/openurl.asp?genre=article&id=doi:10.1007/s10763-007-9119-2

Galili, I. (2009). ‘Thought Experiment – establishing conceptual meaning’, Science & Education, 18 (1) 1-23.

http://www.springerlink.com/content/p80643648020310v/

Schur, Y., Galili, I. & Shapiro, T. (2009). 'Multiple Perspectives in Teaching Science – Using Thinking Journey for Understanding the Day-Night Concept', Journal of Science Education, 2(10)

Lehavi, Y. & Galili, I. (2009). ‘The Status of Galileo's Law of Free-Fall and Its Implications for Physics Education’, the American Journal of Physics, 77(5), 417-423

Galili, I. (2011). 'Promotion of Content Cultural Knowledge through the use of the History and Philosophy of Science', Science & Education, DOI 10.1007/s11191-011-9376-x

Galili, I. (2011). 'Discipline-Culture Framework of Implementing the History and Philosophy of Science in to Science Teaching.' The Pantaneto Forum, Issue 43, July 2011, http://www.pantaneto.co.uk

Galili, I. (2011). James Hannam: God’s Philosophers. How the Medieval World Laid the Foundations of Modern Science, Science & Education.

On-line: http://www.springerlink.com/content/n564236503388336/

Chapters in books

1. Galili, I. (1995). ‘A modern understanding of origins of students' difficulties to operate with the weight concept’, in C. Bernardini, C. Tarsitanti & M. Vicentini (eds.) Thinking physics for teaching (Plenum, New York), pp. 221-235, [ISBN 0-306-45192-1

2. Galili, I. & Hazan, A. (2001). ‘The influence of historically oriented course on the content knowledge of students in optics’, in H. Behrendt, H. Dahncke, R. Duit, W. Graeber, M. Komorek, A. Kross, P. Reiska (eds.), Research in Science Education - Past, Present, and Future (Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, the Netherlands), pp. 247-252

3. Galili, I. & Hazan, A. (2001). ‘The effect of experimental HPS-based optics course on students' content knowledge and views about science’, in R. Pinto & S. Surinach (eds.) Physics Teacher Education Beyond 2000 (Elsevier Editions, Paris), pp. 201-204, [ISBN 2-84299-312-8]

4. Galili, I. (2001). ‘Conceptual problems in teaching electromagnetism within an introductory physics course’, in R. Pinto & S. Surinach (eds.) Physics Teacher Education Beyond 2000 (Elsevier Editions, Paris), pp. 213-216, [ISBN 2-84299-312-8]

5. Galili, I. & Hazan, A. (2001). ‘The effect of a history-based course in optics on students' views about science’. In F. Bevilacqua, E. Giannetto & M. Matthews (eds.), Science Education and Culture - The Contribution of History and Philosophy of Science (Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, the Netherlands), pp. 229-254, [ISBN 0-7923-6972-6]

6. Galili, I. & Lehavi Y. (2003). ‘The importance of weightlessness and tides in teaching gravitation’, in D. Psillos, P. Kariotoglou, V. Tselfes, G. Fassoulopoulos, E. Hatzikraniotis, & M. Kallery (eds.), Science Education Research in the Knowledge–based Society (Kluwer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands), pp. 231-239, [ISBN 1-4020-1412-0]

7. Galili, I. & Sela, D. (2004). ‘Pendulum activities in the Israeli physics curriculum: used and missed opportunities’, in M. R. Matthews, C. Gauld & A. Stinner (eds.), The Pendulum: Scientific, Historical, Philosophical & Educational Perspectives (Springer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, the Netherlands), pp.435-448. [ISBN 1-4020-3525-X], [ISBN 1-4020-3954-9]

8. Schur, Y., Galili. I., & Valanides, N. (2004). ‘A Thinking Journey: Giving Students New Perspectives in the Process of Science Learning’, in D. Koliopoulos & A. Vavouraki (eds.), Science Education at the Cross Roads: Meeting the Challenges of the 21st Century. Association for Science Education (EDIFE), Athens, Greece, pp. 57-72

9. Galili, I. (2010). 'History of Physics as a tool for teaching.' In M. Vicentini & E. Sassi (eds.), Connecting research in Physics Education with Teachers Education. I.C.P.E. book, pp. 153-166. [ISBN 0-9507510-5-0]