ENSINO E APRENDIZAGEM DE FÍSICA: CONTRIBUIÇÕES DA TEORIA DE DAVYDOV

Abstract

The teaching of physics in the context of secondary education in Brazilian education, is in a worrying situation, since most students achieve little learning and thus has difficulty in incorporating the concepts studied at school to their reality. This research had as object the teaching of Physics and having theoretical foundation in the ideas of the Russian authorDavydov, sought to answer the question: what contributions Davydov theory to enhance learning concepts in physics for high school students? In search of the answer, a field survey was conducted with a qualitative approach, with teachers and students of the Integrated Technical High School in Technical Maintenance and Hardware Support of a federal public institution located in the state of Goias. The field research consisted of a didactic experiment with reference to elements of the Davydov theory in the context of the Newton's laws. Data were obtained through observations of teaching and learning process in the classroom, interviews with students and teacher, and diagnosis of student learning. In the analysis of the data sought to change signs in the learning and development of students' thinking in relation to the studied content. It was concluded that students have difficulty internalizing concepts and, when confronted with concrete problems involving Newton's laws, they tend to stay the concepts of their everyday experience; however, the study activity of these laws, as a theoretical concept, and taking on the task activities aimed at their sociocultural experience, students now have reasons to learn how to think theoretically these concepts, although not all have fully developed this kind of thinking. There was a reorientation of teaching and learning process, as there was little interaction and participation of students in classes and increase dialogue and interaction of the whole class as a whole. Although not everyone fully achieved the formation of theoretical thinking, all had changes in their way of understanding the laws of Newton, established relations with its rich sociocultural contexts, being active in using this knowledge to guide their social practices. It is also concluded that effect teaching anchored in this theory requires profound changes in knowledge and teacher practice in the management of the teaching and learning process. Although the data of this research and the analysis and deriving reflections are marked by the researched context, the participants of the research and the analysis of the investigator, may serve as a reference for the promotion of changes in teaching physics in high school, especially in referred to overcome the traditional teaching practices, which do not consider the motives of the student, their activity and socio-cultural experience, its development and acquisition of intellectual autonomy, also providing clues to changes in the training of Physics teachers.