Teaching High School Physics in Spain: Some Historically-Grounded Proposals

Authors

  • José Damian López Martinez Universidad de Murcia

Keywords:

teaching of physics, secondary education, curriculum, Spain

Abstract

In this paper we review some features of the teaching of Physics in secondary education in Spain from the vantage point of the history of curriculum and the history of scientific disciplines. We briefly analyze the importance of physics teaching in different aspects of secondary education teaching, such as curriculums, objectives, the actual teaching content, the role of experiments, training and selection of the teachers and the didactic approaches implemented in public institutes.

Key words: teaching of physics, secondary education, curriculum, Spain

Author Biography

José Damian López Martinez, Universidad de Murcia

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Published

2013-07-05

Issue

Vol. 5 (2012)

Section

Dossier: Three Looks at 20th Century Physics in Spain

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