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An investigation of students' understanding of relativity for the gifted education in science  

Bae, Sae-Byok (Institute for Gifted Students, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)
Kim, Yeong-Hwa (Department of Physics Education, Pusan National University)
Kim, Young-Min (Department of Physics Education, Pusan National University)
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Journal of Gifted/Talented Education / v.14, no.4, 2004 , pp. 71-91 More about this Journal
Abstract
For the education of scientifically gifted high-school students in the field of relativity, we have executed a research on the understanding of relativistic concepts through the case study of its students of Busan Science Academy appointed as a high school for the gifted education in science. We showed the analysis of the changes in students, understanding in the field of (special) relativity and their possible causes. The comparison of the pre-test and the post-test tends to support that the students attained better understanding through the instruction of relativity. Students' understanding and misconception of relativistic concepts were also investigated through the case study. The students showed low degree of understanding in the validity of the principle of relativity, the influence of the constancy of the speed of light on the classical physics, etc. It seems that the analysis of these concepts of insufficient understanding can make a contribution to designing the education of relativity for scientifically gifted students.
Keywords
scientifically gifted high-school student; relativity; case study; comparison of the pre-test and the post-test;
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