Laboratório PhET: utilização de simulação experimental em circuitos elétricos

Abstract

Physics Teaching constantly needs methodological approaches that promote meaningful student learning, a challenge faced by Physics teachers is the lack of success of students in the discipline, due to their involvement with Mathematics, in addition to Mathematics, the lack of achievement of experiments corroborates the difficulty of understanding the concepts. This study aims to analyze the experimental simulations in the virtual laboratory, observing how this technology can help in the creation of teaching methodologies aimed at improving the assimilation of Physics concepts by the students of the third year of High School at the School Unit Deputado Alberto de Moura Monteiro, located in the municipality of Santo Antônio dos Milagres-PI. Data were collected from applied research with a quantitative approach, the research was carried out in two stages, the first was the application of the questionnaire without using the PhET laboratory, while the second was the application of the same questionnaire, but using PhET. Therefore, it was possible to observe that the experimental simulations in the virtual laboratory collaborate for the assimilation of concepts regarding electric circuits, in this sense the students developed the ability to relate the concepts seen with the daily life, however it could be concluded that the application of this The methodology must be integrated into Physics classes in order to cover the difficulties of all students and this can even be done through stages, in which the learning rhythms of each student will be considered