A Systematic review of the literature on learning and teaching of wave-particle duality

Fundamental notions of quantum physics are included in introductory university curricula, in physics teacher training, and even in secondary education, both in Argentina and in various other countries worldwide. Among these fundamental concepts is wave-particle duality (WPD), a key concept and a gat...

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Main Authors: Laura Buteler, Luciano Ferrufino, Nicolas Velasco, Nicolás Gandolfo, Dayana Alvarez
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Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Física 2025-02-01
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description Fundamental notions of quantum physics are included in introductory university curricula, in physics teacher training, and even in secondary education, both in Argentina and in various other countries worldwide. Among these fundamental concepts is wave-particle duality (WPD), a key concept and a gateway to the quantum world. This paper presents a critical review of the literature on WPD in specialized journals on physics education and science education at the local, regional, and international context, aiming to gather the most relevant findings regarding its teaching and learning. Preliminary results indicate that these findings can be categorized based on their primary purpose into four categories: Teaching WPD, Learning WPD, Historical and Epistemological Reflections on WPD and Reviews on the Teaching and Learning of Quantum Physics (including WPD).
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spelling doaj-art-178e80c4c2044a58a7f1ee67fd3b8b9b2025-02-11T07:43:27ZporSociedade Brasileira de FísicaRevista Brasileira de Ensino de Física1806-91262025-02-014710.1590/1806-9126-rbef-2024-0395A Systematic review of the literature on learning and teaching of wave-particle dualityLaura Butelerhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8597-045XLuciano Ferrufinohttps://orcid.org/0009-0003-6914-888XNicolas Velascohttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2364-9764Nicolás Gandolfohttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0067-5927Dayana AlvarezFundamental notions of quantum physics are included in introductory university curricula, in physics teacher training, and even in secondary education, both in Argentina and in various other countries worldwide. Among these fundamental concepts is wave-particle duality (WPD), a key concept and a gateway to the quantum world. This paper presents a critical review of the literature on WPD in specialized journals on physics education and science education at the local, regional, and international context, aiming to gather the most relevant findings regarding its teaching and learning. Preliminary results indicate that these findings can be categorized based on their primary purpose into four categories: Teaching WPD, Learning WPD, Historical and Epistemological Reflections on WPD and Reviews on the Teaching and Learning of Quantum Physics (including WPD).http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-11172025000100604&lng=en&tlng=enWave-particle dualityteachinglearningsystematic literature reviewsecondary educationhigher education
spellingShingle Laura Buteler
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A Systematic review of the literature on learning and teaching of wave-particle duality
Revista Brasileira de Ensino de Física
Wave-particle duality
teaching
learning
systematic literature review
secondary education
higher education
title A Systematic review of the literature on learning and teaching of wave-particle duality
title_full A Systematic review of the literature on learning and teaching of wave-particle duality
title_fullStr A Systematic review of the literature on learning and teaching of wave-particle duality
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title_short A Systematic review of the literature on learning and teaching of wave-particle duality
title_sort systematic review of the literature on learning and teaching of wave particle duality
topic Wave-particle duality
teaching
learning
systematic literature review
secondary education
higher education
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