Updating the physics curriculum in high schools : a teaching unit about superconductivity

This paper describes the implementation and results of high school physics classes on superconductivity. The study was designed as an attempt of updating the physics curriculum at this level through the progressive introduction of contemporary physics topics. Pre-service physics teachers were traine...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Ostermann, Fernanda, Moreira, Marco Antonio
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2004
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UFRGS
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:www.lume.ufrgs.br:10183/94526
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10183/94526
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Ensino de física
High school physics
Physics teacher preparation
Contemporary physics
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Sumario:This paper describes the implementation and results of high school physics classes on superconductivity. The study was designed as an attempt of updating the physics curriculum at this level through the progressive introduction of contemporary physics topics. Pre-service physics teachers were trained to do so, and the results, in terms of student’s learning and teacher preparation were quite satisfactory.