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Peer reviewedHayes, Robert E. – Physics Teacher, 1985
Compares and contrasts high school physics philosophies, curricula, and textbooks of early 1900s to present, indicating that current textbooks are teacher and subject-oriented, lack examples of daily life, and are highly mathematical and too abstract. Suggestions for helping students experience success and improve self-esteem (which leads to…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, High Schools, Physics, Science Education
