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Stimulating creative thinking in students with simple experiments on Einstein's equivalence principle in primary and secondary education

Published:2023 Issue:1 Volume:21 Page:57-75
ISSN:0354-4656
Container-title:Facta universitatis - series: Physics, Chemistry and Technology
language:en
Short-container-title:Facta Univ Phys Chem Technol

Author:

Krulj Ivana¹^ORCID,Nesic Ljubisa²^ORCID,Slisko Josip³^ORCID,Zivkovic Biljana⁴

Affiliation:

1. The Academy of Applied Technical and Preschool Studies, Department Vranje, Niš, Serbia

2. Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics, University of Niš, Serbia

3. Facultad de Ciencias Físico Matemáticas Departamento, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Puebla, Mexico

4. Elementary School „Vuk Stefanović Karadžić“, Kragujevac, Serbia

Abstract

The same instructional units on Gravity and Weightlessness were approached in two different ways: through a traditional method that doesn't rely solely on teacherled lectures but combines various established teaching techniques, and through the novel Predict-Observe-Explain approach, incorporating the implementation of two new experiments designed to enhance physics education. This pilot study aimed to assess the stimulation of students' creative thinking, specifically in the 7th grade of primary school and the 1st grade of high school. The results indicated that students who engaged with the innovative teaching approach demonstrated a higher level of creativity.

Publisher

National Library of Serbia

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