General relativity in upper secondary school: Design and evaluation of an online learning environment using the model of educational reconstruction

Because of its abstract nature, Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity is rarely present in school physics curricula. Although the educational community has started to investigate ways of bringing general relativity to classrooms, field-tested educational material is rare. Employing the mode...

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Main Authors: Magdalena Kersting, Ellen Karoline Henriksen, Maria Vetleseter Bøe, Carl Angell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2018-05-01
Series:Physical Review Physics Education Research
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.14.010130