Teaching Einsteinian physics at schools: Part 3, review of research outcomes

© 2017 IOP Publishing Ltd. This paper reviews research results obtained from Einsteinian physics programs run by different instructors with Years 6, 9, 10 and 11 students using the models and analogies described in parts 1 and 2. The research aimed to determine whether it is possible to teach Einste...

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Main Authors: Kaur, T., Blair, D., Moschilla, J., Stannard, W., Zadnik, Marjan
Format: Journal Article
Published: Institute of Physics Publishing 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/58513
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Blair, D.
Moschilla, J.
Stannard, W.
Zadnik, Marjan
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description © 2017 IOP Publishing Ltd. This paper reviews research results obtained from Einsteinian physics programs run by different instructors with Years 6, 9, 10 and 11 students using the models and analogies described in parts 1 and 2. The research aimed to determine whether it is possible to teach Einsteinian physics and to measure the changes in student attitudes to physics engendered by introducing the modern concepts that underpin technology today. Results showed that students easily coped with the concepts of Einsteinian physics, and considered that they were not too young for the material presented. Importantly, in all groups, girls improved their attitude to physics considerably more than the boys, generally achieving near parity with the boys.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-585132018-03-29T09:09:01Z Teaching Einsteinian physics at schools: Part 3, review of research outcomes Kaur, T. Blair, D. Moschilla, J. Stannard, W. Zadnik, Marjan © 2017 IOP Publishing Ltd. This paper reviews research results obtained from Einsteinian physics programs run by different instructors with Years 6, 9, 10 and 11 students using the models and analogies described in parts 1 and 2. The research aimed to determine whether it is possible to teach Einsteinian physics and to measure the changes in student attitudes to physics engendered by introducing the modern concepts that underpin technology today. Results showed that students easily coped with the concepts of Einsteinian physics, and considered that they were not too young for the material presented. Importantly, in all groups, girls improved their attitude to physics considerably more than the boys, generally achieving near parity with the boys. 2017 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/58513 10.1088/1361-6552/aa83dd Institute of Physics Publishing restricted
spellingShingle Kaur, T.
Blair, D.
Moschilla, J.
Stannard, W.
Zadnik, Marjan
Teaching Einsteinian physics at schools: Part 3, review of research outcomes
title Teaching Einsteinian physics at schools: Part 3, review of research outcomes
title_full Teaching Einsteinian physics at schools: Part 3, review of research outcomes
title_fullStr Teaching Einsteinian physics at schools: Part 3, review of research outcomes
title_full_unstemmed Teaching Einsteinian physics at schools: Part 3, review of research outcomes
title_short Teaching Einsteinian physics at schools: Part 3, review of research outcomes
title_sort teaching einsteinian physics at schools: part 3, review of research outcomes
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/58513