
GIREP Seminar
2003
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In this paper we consider physics students, who are interested in science
teaching. These are potential science teachers, and we think that
they need to be trained in a way that includes a didactic perspective
according to the investigation in science education and the use of
new technologies. So, through an optional course we worked with four
university physics students.During almost four months this potential
science teachers worked in the design of didactical sequences that
includes the use of telemathics. In this way four sequences were
obtained, which topics are: 1) Temperature and outer space, 2) Doppler
effect; 3) Parabolic motion; and 4) Internal and external forces.
These sequences are complemented whit some suggestions so other teachers
may use them with their students. The sequences were examined and
adjusted several times by the university students and the authors
before being probed whit high school students.Twelve high school
students worked whit the sequences previously designed by the potential
science teachers. Each session was video taped and analyzed by an
external person. After the work of each sequence the high school
students talked with the designers and told them how they felt. They
were also asked for the new physics concepts that each sequence developed.
After this evaluation the designs were adjusted again by the potential
science teachers.A further analysis of this way of training potential
science teachers, pointed that them:
- get interested in the
design of didactical sequences with telemathic support, since
they found that all of the high school students were highly motivated
and some of them began to explain some daily situations with
the
use of physic concepts.
- find that their design work is significant,
so they can see the results whit the high school students.
- recognize
the use of telemathics as strong support for teaching and learning
physics.
- engaged with teaching science so they invited other
partners to get into it.
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