The superficial teaching of the energy concept: a cause of the lack of learning achieved by students when they finish their studies in high school

Abstract

There is a ubiquitous agreement amongst researchers that an in-depth teaching of con-cepts and models will promote learning. The analysis of the proposals and statements made by teachers about the energy teaching in high school (17/18 years-old students) allows stating that the usual education does not take into account relevant issues of that concept. This would be one of the reasons which explains the lack of the understanding of several concepts acquired by students they finish their studies in high school.