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This review presents an overview and analysis of the body of research on special relativity theory (SRT) education at the secondary and lower undergraduate level. There is currently…
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One difference between expert and novice problem-solvers is their use of sense-making strategies. Sense-making while solving physics problems involves coordinating the use of…
K. Hahn, P. Emigh, and E. Gire, PERC 2019 Proceedings, 196-201.
Special relativity is both exciting and challenging in that it requires developing new intuitions about relativistic situations. How can we help students make sense of special…