Open AccessEducation for Relativity in the New National Curriculum
Author(s) -
Sung-Won Kim
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
physics and high technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1225-2336
DOI - 10.3938/phit.21.008
Subject(s) - theory of relativity , curriculum , mathematics education , theoretical physics , physics , psychology , pedagogy
In this article, the validity of adopting the concepts of relativity in the national curriculum is explained with the background of the contemporary educational stream in foreign countries. The levels of content knowledge and the limitations for the special and the general theories of relativity in the curriculum are introduced. Several tips for teaching the concepts of relativity in high school are also suggested.
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