Unidade de ensino potencialmente significativa : um novo jeito de abordar o tema : o espectro eletromagnético

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the potential of a Potentially Significant Teaching Unit (LIFO), as a methodological resource facilitator of meaningful learning for the subject Electromagnetic Spectrum and its conceptual developments. The survey was conducted in two stages: Construction LIFO collaboratively in continuing education meetings, with two math teachers who work in the discipline of physics of a state school in the city of Sinop and application in two classes of the first year of high school where the teachers work, in order to verify its applicability and the search for meaningful learning of evidence. To collect research data questionnaires were used, interviews, recording of experimental activities, logbook, photographs of activities, conceptual map and written evaluation. The data were organized, categorized, compared, and analyzed qualitatively. The analysis based from the results showed, in general, the teaching unit enabled a significant improvement in student interest in learning, also showed some evidence of promoting meaningful learning, thus corroborating the validation of this LIFO.