Open AccessTeaching quantum physics as a structured physics theory in high school
Author(s) -
Efraim Yehuda Weissman,
Avraham Merzel,
Nadav Katz,
Igal Galili
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/1929/1/012051
Subject(s) - curriculum , mathematics education , physics education , physics , pedagogy , sociology , psychology
This study presents a new approach to teaching quantum physics in high-school physics courses facing the extremely deficient and fragmented treatment of quantum mechanics at present. The suggested curriculum adopts the paradigm of discipline-culture in representing physics knowledge. In accordance, the curriculum is structured in nucleus-body-periphery emphasizing the principles (nucleus), their illustration (body) and their contrast with the classical postulates (periphery). Thus, the proposed curriculum presents quantum physics as a structured physics theory, unlike most curricula in the world. The results of an experimental application show a positive impact on students’ conceptual knowledge and students’ nature-of-science understanding.