Trustworthiness as Central Design Principle for Introducing Uncertainties of Measurements to Students

Description

Two curricula of introducing measurement uncertainties for high school students have been developed. The central design principle was “trustworthiness of experiments and data” following the GUM recommendations of Type-A and Type-B methods. A follow-up-test showed the long term acceptance of the key ideas. In lower secondary level, the curriculum starts with an experiment that leads to measurement uncertainties. Sources for uncertainties and the trustworthiness are discussed and data are analysed by simple statistical means. In upper secondary level, students first build a measuring instrument by themselves for introducing Type-B uncertainties. Both curricula together provide a complete introduction in ISO standardized methods how to deal with uncertainties of measurement.

Period	4 Jul 2023
Event title	GIREP-EPEC Conference 2023: Physics learning promoting culture and addressing societal issues
Event type	Conference
Location	Košice, SlovakiaShow on map
Degree of Recognition	International