Design, analysis and reformulation of a didactic sequence for teaching the special theory of relativity in high school

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Otero, María Rita; Arlego, Marcelo José Fabián; Prodanoff, Fabiana
Año de publicación
2015
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In this work, we design, implement and analyze a didactic sequence for the teaching of the basic topics of special relativity theory in high school. The sequence proposes a series of situations, specially designed to allow the emergence of the central aspects of special relativity. The conceptualization process is investigated from the point of view of the theory of conceptual fields of Vergnaud. By means of a careful analysis of classroom student productions we detect the key theorems-in-action they use, evidencing that most of conceptual errors are of pre-relativistic nature. This leads us to a reformulation of the sequence, which promotes the conceptualization of Galilean relativity and the principles of the special relativity. This previous step aims at bringing to students a firm basis to address the more complex aspects of the subject.
Instituto de Física La Plata
Facultad de Ingeniería
Materia
Física
Ciencias de la Educación
High school teaching
Physics didactics
Special relativity
Theory of conceptual fields
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Design, analysis and reformulation of a didactic sequence for teaching the special theory of relativity in high school
(Proposta, análise e reformulação de uma sequência didática para o ensino da teoria da relatividade especial no Nível Médio
title Design, analysis and reformulation of a didactic sequence for teaching the special theory of relativity in high school
spellingShingle Design, analysis and reformulation of a didactic sequence for teaching the special theory of relativity in high school
Otero, María Rita
Física
Ciencias de la Educación
High school teaching
Physics didactics
Special relativity
Theory of conceptual fields
title_short Design, analysis and reformulation of a didactic sequence for teaching the special theory of relativity in high school
title_full Design, analysis and reformulation of a didactic sequence for teaching the special theory of relativity in high school
title_fullStr Design, analysis and reformulation of a didactic sequence for teaching the special theory of relativity in high school
title_full_unstemmed Design, analysis and reformulation of a didactic sequence for teaching the special theory of relativity in high school
title_sort Design, analysis and reformulation of a didactic sequence for teaching the special theory of relativity in high school
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Otero, María Rita
Arlego, Marcelo José Fabián
Prodanoff, Fabiana
author Otero, María Rita
author_facet Otero, María Rita
Arlego, Marcelo José Fabián
Prodanoff, Fabiana
author_role author
author2 Arlego, Marcelo José Fabián
Prodanoff, Fabiana
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Física
Ciencias de la Educación
High school teaching
Physics didactics
Special relativity
Theory of conceptual fields
topic Física
Ciencias de la Educación
High school teaching
Physics didactics
Special relativity
Theory of conceptual fields
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Instituto de Física La Plata
Facultad de Ingeniería
description In this work, we design, implement and analyze a didactic sequence for the teaching of the basic topics of special relativity theory in high school. The sequence proposes a series of situations, specially designed to allow the emergence of the central aspects of special relativity. The conceptualization process is investigated from the point of view of the theory of conceptual fields of Vergnaud. By means of a careful analysis of classroom student productions we detect the key theorems-in-action they use, evidencing that most of conceptual errors are of pre-relativistic nature. This leads us to a reformulation of the sequence, which promotes the conceptualization of Galilean relativity and the principles of the special relativity. This previous step aims at bringing to students a firm basis to address the more complex aspects of the subject.
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