Why Teach Quantum?: Elementary Teachers Initial Beliefs about Quantum

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Main Authors: Zhang, Xiaolu, Holincheck, Nancy, Rosenberg, Jessica L., Dodman, Stephanie, Dreyfus, Ben W., Simons, Jennifer
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Published: 2025
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author Zhang, Xiaolu
Holincheck, Nancy
Rosenberg, Jessica L.
Dodman, Stephanie
Dreyfus, Ben W.
Simons, Jennifer
author_facet Zhang, Xiaolu
Holincheck, Nancy
Rosenberg, Jessica L.
Dodman, Stephanie
Dreyfus, Ben W.
Simons, Jennifer
contents This paper examines the initial beliefs held by elementary educators (n=11) and their students about teaching and learning quantum concepts at the elementary level. All teachers were participants in a grant-funded project focused on developing teachers' quantum content knowledge and creating curricular resources to use in elementary classrooms. Although elementary teachers had limited knowledge of quantum at the beginning of the project, they expressed excitement and a belief that learning quantum would create future possibilities for their students.
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spellingShingle Why Teach Quantum?: Elementary Teachers Initial Beliefs about Quantum
Zhang, Xiaolu
Holincheck, Nancy
Rosenberg, Jessica L.
Dodman, Stephanie
Dreyfus, Ben W.
Simons, Jennifer
Physics Education
This paper examines the initial beliefs held by elementary educators (n=11) and their students about teaching and learning quantum concepts at the elementary level. All teachers were participants in a grant-funded project focused on developing teachers' quantum content knowledge and creating curricular resources to use in elementary classrooms. Although elementary teachers had limited knowledge of quantum at the beginning of the project, they expressed excitement and a belief that learning quantum would create future possibilities for their students.
title Why Teach Quantum?: Elementary Teachers Initial Beliefs about Quantum
topic Physics Education
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.03849