Mediating the learning of electrical circuits in physics: teaching unit proposal using the flipped classroom model
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Author(s)
Soares, Marco Paulo
Ferreira, Marcello
Strapasson, Alexandre
Silva Filho, Olavo Leopoldino
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Mediating the learning of electrical circuits in the field of Physics teaching is challenging, requiring high abstraction skills from the student and innovative didactics from the teacher. The objective of this paper is to propose a reflexive teaching unit on electrical circuits for high school students, adequate to Brazil’s current national curriculum standards. The proposal is based on the use of the flipped classroom model in the light of Lev Vygotsky’s cognitive development theory, both in the social perspective of students in classroom and in their activities outside the school premises. Different methodological teaching strategies were used in order to foster situations in which students are the protagonists of their own learning, while consciously and consistently exploring their potential. As a result, at the end of the proposed teaching unit, the students are expected to be able to recognize and associate the concepts studied with practical situations of their daily lives. In addition, it is expected that the students would have acquired autonomy in their learning processes and developed social and cognitive skills, as well as would be able to create graphic and mental models on the operation and application of electrical circuits.
Date Issued
2019-10-10
Date Acceptance
2019-08-22
Citation
Physicae Organum, 2019, 5 (2), pp.1-13
ISSN
2446-564X
Publisher
Institute of Physics at the University of Brasilia
Start Page
1
End Page
13
Journal / Book Title
Physicae Organum
Volume
5
Issue
2
Copyright Statement
Copyright (c) 2019 Physicae Organum. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Identifier
http://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/physicae
Subjects
Electrical circuits
Physics teaching
Lev Vygotsky
Autonomous learning
Flipped classroom
Notes
Title in Portuguese version: "Mediando a aprendizagem de circuitos elétricos em física: proposta de sequência didática utilizando o modelo flipped classroom"
Publication Status
Published
Coverage Spatial
Brazil