Anàlise da eficàcia no processo de ensino e aprendizagem das leis de Newton medidas pelas TICs : uma aplicação para o ensino médio

Abstract

Our schools face major challenges, as teaching methodologies do not evolve along with the available technologies. Such methodologies are based on oral exposition methods with teacher-centered teaching, which for a large portion of students are not attractive, as outside the classroom they are used to using technology for a wide range of activities. The research was based on David Ausubel's meaningful learning to include the use of ICTs as an educational tool in the teaching and learning process. With this in mind, an offline website was developed, addressing issues related to the concepts and applications of Newton's Laws. The research was carried out at the Dom Bosco Vocational Training Center, in the Jardim neighborhood of Maputo. The application of the teaching methodology through this website consisted of evaluating two classes to compare their performance. In one of the classes (called the study class), the website containing interactive simulations of the University of Colorado’s PhET was used as part of the teaching and learning process. In the other class (called the control class), the oral presentation method was used with teacher-centered teaching. The consolidation exercises were solved in both classes. Data collection instruments were used to analyze the effectiveness of the application of this methodology through questionnaires (pre-test and post-test) in order to assess which of the classes was able to absorb the content better. In addition to what the teachers who attended the classes were able to observe (see appendix 2), the results themselves showed that the methodology used provided greater interaction among the students in the study class and promoted a predisposition to learn. Thus, the tool applied in this methodology proved to be potentially significant, as it allowed the students to work with animations demonstrating physical phenomena that helped them actively learn the concepts and applications of Newton's Laws.(TRADUÇÃO NOSSA)