O USO DE APLICATIVOS INTERATIVOS COMO FERRAMENTA DIDÁTICA PARA O ENSINO DE FÍSICA EM TURMAS DO PRIMEIRO ANO DO ENSINO MÉDIO

Abstract

Teaching physics in early high school presents a daily challenge for both teacher and student,since the majority ofstudents point out difficulties regarding content, besidesto demonstrate inattention in class,occasioned in some cases by excessive use of the mobile phone in the classroom. Thus, this work sought to analyze and describe the contributions of the application " PhET Interactive Simulations”, prepared by one of the authors, as a teaching tool of Physics with students early high school students. A didactic intervention was performed with the PhET Interactive Simulations application, then students were assessed through a list of exercises during the application of the didactic intervention. Across of statistical tests, there was a significant growth in the knowledge acquired by students between the practical test and the intervention.