4–8 Jul 2022
Faculty of Education, University of Ljubljana
Europe/Ljubljana timezone
Proceedings submission deadline extended to 31 January 2023

Special relativity at Czech schools: a half-century comparison

5 Jul 2022, 13:00
50m
Faculty of Education, University of Ljubljana

Faculty of Education, University of Ljubljana

Kardeljeva ploščad 16, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Poster Contemporary Physics and Modern Physics in School Poster Session: LAB & MDR

Speakers

Lukáš Richterek Patricie Kočišová (Faculty of Science, Palacký University Olomouc)

Description

In this contribution, we present the results of one bachelor and one master theses both devoted to the teaching of special relativity at an upper-secondary or intro-university level in the Czech Republic. We compare the test results of the grammar-school students in the school years 1976/1977 and 2021/2022, which are close to average and very similar in both cases, so the level of understanding has not changed in the meantime. We also present a set of interactive spacetime diagrams used in the preparation of future physics teachers within our relativity course.

How would you like to present your contribution? Live in Ljubljana (time slot to be allotted based on the programme)
Target education level (primary) Upper-secondary education
Target education level (secondary, optional) University education

Author

Lukáš Richterek

Co-authors

Patricie Kočišová (Faculty of Science, Palacký University Olomouc) Lukáš Slaměník (Faculty of Science, Palacký University Olomouc)

Presentation materials