Contribution of the Computer Technologies in the Teaching of Physics: Critical Review and Conception of an Interactive Simulation Software

Abstract

Abstract-in the present research, we will synthesize the main research results about the development of interactive computer environments for physics teaching and learning. We will see that few types of software propose environments that take into account the user's erroneous representations in order to make him become aware of his mistakes. The majority of these softwares present modelling activities that are restricted to the automatic collection of experimental data and their analysis under graphical form. As a consequence, we will present the design of computer environments for the learning of the phenomenona of absorption and diffusion of light which will take into account the user's initial representations. The design of these environments is divided in five steps: (1)

Simulaciones computacionales en la enseñanza de la física: una revisión crítica de los últimos años

“…La interacción permite que el usuario le asigne un significado a los programas permitiendo entre otras cosas la conexión de las animaciones con el fenómeno físico (Adams et al, 2008b). Más aún, las simulaciones limitadas al análisis en forma de gráfico cartesiano son cuestionadas por algunos estudios, los cuales consideran esencial que las simulaciones sean interactivas, ya que posibilita contemplar las representaciones erróneas de los usuarios, confrontar ideas y promover la reconstrucción de nuevas representaciones (Abdeljalil Métioui, 2013).…”