PHYSICS TEACHING METHODOLOGY IN LITHUANIAN SECONDARY SCHOOLS: PAST AND PRESENT

Abstract

The purpose of this article - to describe and evaluate the physics teaching methodology in Lithuanian secondary schools from the Education Commission times, when physics as a separate subject has been introduced into the curriculum, to the present day. Historical analysis of physics teaching experience is an integral part of the physics history in Lithuania, which allows to evaluate the current physics teaching methods. After gaining the independence, an intensive improvement of physics teaching methods in Lithuania’s secondary schools was in progress. Physics and mathematics teachers organized special conferences, congresses, grouping themselves into societies, improved their qualification. During 1918-1940 Lithuanian secondary schools launched special attention to students' independent work. It was required that the students should carry out experiments and produce the necessary devices themselves, and physics teaching should be combined with other natural sciences. Key words: physics teaching, historical analysis, secondary school.