Atividades didáticas inovadoras de mecânica de partículas com desenvolvimento de competências em um ambiente de computação numérica

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate how innovative problem-solving learning activities (AD), based on computer simulations, contribute to the development of conceptual, procedural and attitudinal contents. Yet these AD, aimed to develop associated with numerical computing environment (ACN) skills. For this reason, we work with the development, implementation and evaluation of structured from the problem-solving strategy AD. This motion has occurred along class of freshmen undergraduate course in Meteorology, Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM). Data collection involved the following data collection instruments: initial and final questionnaires, records obtained from the person meetings and even from the responses obtained in the solutions delivered by students of AD. The analysis of these data was done at the time of evaluation, and allowed us to conclude that these activities provide the development of conceptual, procedural and attitudinal contents concomitantly, and the development of skills associated with a mathematical software for general use. Finally, the assessment performed by the students indicated that these activities are more instructive and interesting than the strategy of problem resolutions pencil and paper.