Metodologias ativas no ensino da mecânica nas aulas de física: uma contribuição bibliométrica

Abstract

This monograph had as its theme to present a bibliometric prospection on the material produced in articles, theses and dissertations that use the active learning methodologies for the teaching of Mechanics in Physics at different educational levels. We sought work in two databases: Thesis and Dissertations Database of CAPES and Scientific Electronic Library Online (Scielo). To this end, in the theoretical framework, some works of authors who applied active methodologies to teach Mechanics were presented, demonstrating gains in the performance of students in relation to traditional methods. It was also found, through the consultation of authors who write about the panorama of Brazilian education and in documents and laws that govern teaching in our country the need for teaching methodologies diversified from traditional ones, among them active methodologies. The research showed that there is still a small group of people who publish papers on the subject in question. Only twelve works were found. It is also worth mentioning that the first publications date back to 2015, that is, in addition to being small, this is a still new area. Thus, it was verified the great potential for new researchers to study more in depth the benefits (or not) of these teaching methodologies. It can still be concluded that Newton's Laws is the most addressed theme and in the sequence there is the theme Energy, while, Circular Movement and Amount of Movement are themes not yet explored. In the analyzed papers, the methodologies Instruction by Colleagues and Teaching by Research were the most applied in the Mechanics classes.