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Students' Understanding of the Special Theory of Relativity and Design for a Guided Visit to a Science Museum
Maite MorentinJosé-ignacio BarraguésAntonio D. MorenoJenaro GuisasolaJordi Solbessubject
Science instructionMuseus de ciències4. EducationTeaching method05 social sciencesStudents understanding050301 educationRelativitat (Física)01 natural sciencesCiència EnsenyamentEducationExhibitionddc:370Engineering education0103 physical sciencesPedagogyMathematics educationComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATIONCurriculum Teaching DidacticsSociologySocial Sciences & HumanitiesUnterricht Didaktik010306 general physicsBildung und Erziehung0503 educationdescription
International audience; This paper describes the design of teaching materials that are used as learning tools in school visits to a science museum. An exhibition on the A century of the Special Theory of Relativity, in the Kutxaespacio Science Museum, in San Sebastian (Spain), was used to design a visit for first year engineering students at the university and assess the learning which was achieved. The first part of the paper presents the teaching sequence which was designed to build a bridge between formal teaching and the exhibition visit. The second part analyses the potential of the exhibition and the aforementioned teaching sequence to influence the students' knowledge of three aspects of the Special Theory of Relativity. The results obtained show that the design of the visit, with both pre-visit and follow up activities, was effective as a means of increasing students' understanding and stimulating their ability to argue scientifically.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-09-11 |