Desafios para o ensino de física: pesquisa com professores da microrregião do Médio Parnaíba quanto ao uso do laboratório

Abstract

Physics is an experimental science and has often been presented to students in its theoretical aspect, based on memorizing concepts and applying mathematical formulas. The guidelines of the documents that govern education in Brazil point to the need for contextualized teaching, making use of experimentation for the development of learning, but there are many challenges that teachers face to change this reality. In this work we present the results of a qualitative research carried out with Physics teachers from the state public network of the Middle Parnaíba micro-region on the challenges encountered regarding the use of the laboratory as a learning enhancer. The general objective of the research was to problematize the challenges faced by these teachers regarding the use of the laboratory. We use as a theoretical basis the National Curriculum Parameters, the Common National Curriculum Base and authors who deal with the subject. The developed reflections point out that there are many challenges for the use of the laboratory in this region, ranging from structural problems to the training of the teacher himself, which proposes a reflection on the Physics taught in our schools and how to reduce the challenges so that this teaching makes sense to students in this region.