Specialized vs. standard high school classes and their results in physics

Three years ago, one high school class for students with special abilities in physics was founded in Nis, Serbia (www.pmf.ni.ac.yu/f_odeljenje). The basic aim of this Project is introducing broadened curriculum of physics, mathematics, computer science, as well as chemistry and biology. Three years after establishing of this specialized class, we present analyses of the pupils' progress in knowledge of physics. These results are compared to the progress results of the pupils in a standard Grammar School and the corresponding classes of the Mathematical Gymnasiums in Nis, Novi Sad and Belgrade. We make some conclusions and remarks, may be useful for the future work that aims to increase pupils' interest in physics.