Utilização de softwares educativos como ferramenta de apoio ao ensino de física ondulatória

Abstract

The objective of this work was to demonstrate the applicability of software to the teaching of Wave Physics. In this sense, this work was proposed with the intention of diversifying and improving the physics classes, believing that one can arouse interest in the contents of the discipline. The sample of the work was developed with students of two classes of 2nd year of High School, of a state school of the municipality of Parnaiba / PI. The proposed method aimed to teach the subject of Wave Physics in a similar way for the two classes. However, one of the classes used only the traditional methodology (chalkboard, chalk, book and theorization) as a teaching resource. For the other class, the lesson was mediated through the use of simulation software. After the end of classes, a quantitative evaluation was applied, which approached the Ondulatory content for the two classes, in order to evaluate and compare their income. Then, we applied a qualitative evaluation (questionnaire) to the group that had mediated classes using the simulation software, in order to evaluate the acceptability of the simulators as a tool to support the teaching of Wave Physics. The results of the research indicated that the virtual environment contributed to the students 'learning process.