An educational path on optical spectroscopy was elaborated as a bridge between classical and modern physics and centered on the interpretation of optical spectra in laboratory mode for upper secondary school students. The proposal was developed as part of a PhD research in physics education in the theoretical framework of the Model of Educational Reconstruction (MER) and employing Design-Based Research (DBR) methodology which implies an iterative revision of the implemented intervention modules experimented in classroom. […]
The final examination of the Italian experimental scientific high-schools includes a written test in physics in which the students must solve physics problems. The article presents a selection of such problems starting from 1979, offers possible solutions and, in some cases, […]