Promoting the transition to quantum thinking: development of a secondary school course for addressing knowledge revision, organization, and epistemological challenges

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2301.00239v8
• Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2024 13:49:43 GMT
• Title: Promoting the transition to quantum thinking: development of a secondary school course for addressing knowledge revision, organization, and epistemological challenges
• Authors: Giacomo Zuccarini and Marisa Michelini
• Abstract summary: We describe the development of a course of quantum mechanics for secondary school designed to address the challenges related to the revision of classical knowledge. The course is based on a systemic approach to conceptual change, which relies on its analysis in the transition from classical to quantum mechanics.
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• Abstract: We describe the development of a course of quantum mechanics for secondary school designed to address the challenges related to the revision of classical knowledge, to the building of a well-organized knowledge structure on the discipline, and to the development of a plausible picture of the quantum world. The course is based on a systemic approach to conceptual change, which relies on its analysis in the transition from classical to quantum mechanics, and coordinates cognitive and epistemological aspects. We show how our approach drives the derivation of design principles, how these principles guide the development of the instructional sequence and of its strategies, how their implementation requires the blending of different research perspectives and learning systems. The first challenge is addressed through a path of revision of classical concepts and constructs which leverages prior knowledge according to the dynamics of each notion in theory change. The second by adopting a framework that promotes the construction of a unifying picture of quantum measurement across contexts. The third by designing the course around a modelling process that engages students in epistemic practices of the theoretical physicist, such as generating and/or running thought experiments, and mathematical modelling in a purely theoretical setting. All is aimed to help students accept the quantum description of the world as a plausible product of their own inquiry. This process is assisted by the discussion of the facets of the foundational debate that are triggered by each of the suggested interpretive choices, with the goal to promote an awareness of its cultural significance, of the limits the chosen stance, of the open issues. Data on the cycles of refinement illustrate how a set of activities have been made effective in addressing the challenges at a local level.

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