Particle Physics in High School: A Diagnose Study.
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 27253377.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0156526 and PMC identifier 4890794.
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Abstract
The science learning process improves when the contents are connected to students' lives. Particle physics has had a great impact in our society in the last years and has changed the theoretical picture about matter fundamental dynamics. Thus, we think that academic contents about matter components and interactions should be updated. With this study we aim to characterize the level of knowledge of high school students about this topic. We built a test with questions about classical atomic models, particle physics, recent discoveries, social implications and students opinions about it. Contrary to our first suspicion, students' answers show a high variability. They have new physics ideas and show a great interest towards modern concepts. We suggest including an updated view of this topic as part of the curriculum.
Medical subject headings
- Curriculum
- Learning
- Physics
- Schools