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A simple question arises from the few topics studied in this book: where the aim is that students should learn, is research at all relevant to practice, as far as teaching physics at the secondary school and university levels is concerned? What should they learn? That is not so simple, since the “what” and “how” of teaching are interworven. Ideally, or perhaps this is a necessary condition, students should at least enjoy the learning process.

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Viennot, L. (2003). Conclusion. In: Viennot, L. (eds) Teaching Physics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0121-2_8

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