Investigando as contribuições da aplicação de experimentos para o ensino de física no ensino médio

Abstract

Considering the importance of Experimental Practices in Physics Teaching, this research aims to analyze whether their use in high school Physics classes contributes to better student learning in a public school in the city of Poção-PE. From this perspective, the aim of the research was to analyze whether the use of experiments in Physics classes contributed to better student learning. To carry out the research, qualitative-descriptive methodologies were adopted. The research subjects were three physics teachers who work in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd years of secondary school at the school. The instruments used to collect the data were lesson observations and a questionnaire. The results showed that the use of experimental activities in physics lessons does contribute to greater student learning, arousing interest, autonomy and student participation in lessons. However, it was also possible to identify that in order to carry out experiments there are many challenges faced by teachers, among them: lack of material/equipment, difficulties in teacher training, lack of laboratories in schools, and teachers trained in different areas who are assigned to teach Physics. Therefore, we believe that the results of this research were satisfactory, as they showed us that the use of experiments can contribute significantly to improving the teaching-learning process in Physics.