The paper provides an overview of the studies on teaching/learning special relativity carried out in physics education research. The purpose of the overview is to: i) show the main research strands or dimensions (namely, conceptual change, curriculum design and teacher education) on which the problem of improving teaching/learning of special relativity has been projected in order to be studied; ii) present, within each strand, the results that can be considered stable and/or reflective of our most current understanding, along with the issues that remain unresolved, and iii) highlight the roles ascribed to history and philosophy of physics in the specific research domain which concerns teaching/learning special relativity.
The Role of History and Philosophy in Research on Teaching and Learning of Relativity / Levrini O.. - STAMPA. - 1:(2014), pp. 157-181. [10.1007/978-94-007-7654-8]
The Role of History and Philosophy in Research on Teaching and Learning of Relativity
LEVRINI, OLIVIA
2014
Abstract
The paper provides an overview of the studies on teaching/learning special relativity carried out in physics education research. The purpose of the overview is to: i) show the main research strands or dimensions (namely, conceptual change, curriculum design and teacher education) on which the problem of improving teaching/learning of special relativity has been projected in order to be studied; ii) present, within each strand, the results that can be considered stable and/or reflective of our most current understanding, along with the issues that remain unresolved, and iii) highlight the roles ascribed to history and philosophy of physics in the specific research domain which concerns teaching/learning special relativity.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
