Ficção científica na transposição didática do conceito de Entropia: a última pergunta de Isaac Asimov [Science fiction in the didactic transposition of the concept of Entropy: Isaac Asimov’s last question]
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Author(s)
Ferreira, Marcello
Silva Filho, Olavo Leopoldino
Batista, Michel Corci
Abrão Filho, Aziz
Strapasson, Alexandre
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
This paper presents and analyzes the methodology for teaching the concept of entropy supported by a science fiction text. In previous publications, we have presented ways of articulating Ausubel’s Meaningful Learning and Matthew Lipman’s Education theories, the object of his Philosophy Program. We show how this articulation considers the prerogatives of meaningful learning, linking it to higher-order thinking established by research communities and suggesting aggregating methods. As a theoretical-methodological expansion of these references, we transferred the notion of didactic transposition, via science fiction texts, to reinforce these postulates about teaching and cognition. The translational research involved researchers from the field of Physics teaching and 58 second-year high school students from a public institution. In the pedagogical mediation, as a basis for the discussion of the concept of entropy in the Second Law of Thermodynamics, we use one of the most acclaimed short stories by the popular Russian-American author, Isaac Asimov, entitled “The Last Question”. For data analysis, we resorted to techniques of semantic frequency and medium order of evocation as constructs of a taxonomy for the investigation of social representations arising from the implemented proposition. The results indicated consistency with the perspective of meaningful learning, consolidating reflections for similar interventions and contiguous research.
Date Issued
2023-10-20
Date Acceptance
2023-09-13
Citation
Revista Brasileira de Ensino de Física, 2023, 45
ISSN
1806-1117
Publisher
Sociedade Brasileira de Física
Journal / Book Title
Revista Brasileira de Ensino de Física
Volume
45
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Copyright by Sociedade Brasileira de Física. Printed in Brazil. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
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https://www.scielo.br/j/rbef/a/xsFdqQ5zrWBQVKDhLGGSP6h/?lang=pt#
Subjects
Entropy
David Ausubel
Isaac Asimov
Matthew Lipman
Publication Status
Published
Coverage Spatial
Brazil
Article Number
e20230254
Date Publish Online
2023-10-20