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Khantine-Langlois, Françoise; Munier, Valérie – Physics Education, 2016
Several studies show that students experience more and more difficulties managing the measurements of electrical values in alternating current and that they have trouble making links between theory and practice. They find it difficult to give meaning to root mean square (RMS; or effective) values, which are not understood as average values and are…
Descriptors: Measurement, Measurement Techniques, Scientific Concepts, Scientific Methodology
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Lautesse, Philippe; Vila Valls, Adrien; Ferlin, Fabrice; Héraud, Jean-Loup; Chabot, Hugues – Science & Education, 2015
One of the main problems in trying to understand quantum physics is the nature of the referent of quantum theory. This point is addressed in the official French curriculum in upper secondary school. Starting in 2012, after about 20 years of absence, quantum physics has returned to the national program. On the basis of the historical construction…
Descriptors: Quantum Mechanics, Physics, Secondary School Curriculum, Secondary School Science