Teaching Einsteinian gravity in Primary education: A gender – based analysis regarding students’ scores


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Published: Sep 21, 2023
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Einsteinian Gravity Primary education Gender of students
Georgia Vakarou
Konstantinos Kotsis
Abstract

The most recent theory describing the concept of gravity is the General Theory of Relativity formulated by Albert Einstein. The teaching of this theory is ignored by school reality. This research examines, through a written questionnaire, the performance of 83 students of the sixth grade of Primary School, before and after a teaching intervention concerning the concept of gravity as it is formulated in modern physics. In addition, the results are analyzed according to students’ gender. The results indicate conceptual understanding and a non-statistically significant difference depending on the students’ gender.

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