INVESTIGADORES
OTERO Maria Rita
artículos
Título:
Design, analysis and reformulation of a didactic sequence for teaching the special theory of relativity in high school
Autor/es:
OTERO, M. R.; ARLEGO, M.; PRODANOFF, F.
Revista:
Revista Brasileira de Ensino de Física
Editorial:
Sociedade Brasilera de Fisica
Referencias:
Lugar: San Pablo; Año: 2015 vol. 37 p. 1 - 10
Resumen:
In this work, we design, implement and analyze a didactic sequence for the teaching of the basic topics of special relativity theory in high school. The sequence proposes a series of situations, specially designed to allow the emergence of the central aspects of special relativity. The conceptualization process is investigated from the point of view of the theory of conceptual elds of Vergnaud. By means of a careful analysis of classroom studentproductions we detect the key theorems-in-action they use, evidencing that most of conceptual errors are of pre-relativistic nature. This leads us to a reformulation of the sequence, which promotes the conceptualization of Galilean relativity and the principles of the special relativity. This previous step aims at bringing to students a rm basis to address the more complex aspects of the subject.