Contributo de uma abordagem CTSA para a aprendizagem do tema "Atmosfera da Terra"

Relatório da Prática de Ensino Supervisionada, Mestrado em Ensino de Física e Química no 3º ciclo do Ensino Básico e no Ensino Secundário, Universidade de Lisboa, 2014

Desenvolvimento e implementação de uma abordagem CTSA do conceito de acidez no ensino da física e química

A emergência de questões tecnológicas, sociais e ambientais transformam o ensino das ciências num enorme desafio. A escassez e a contaminação da água, resultante de actividades antropogénicas, perspectiva-se hoje como um problema de futuro. Este tema, parte integrante do programa de Química do 11o Ano, inspirou uma intervenção didáctica baseada numa metodologia de resolução problemas que se pode enquadrar numa abordagem do tipo CTSA. A intervenção proposta, a partir de uma saída de campo que se concretizou na Mina de S. Domingos, teve por objectivos melhorar as aprendizagens realizadas pelos alunos e promover a mudança de atitudes face ao Ambiente e ao consumo de água em particular. Os dados recolhidos, analisados segundo métodos qualitativos e quantitativos, revelaram melhores conhecimentos e atitudes mais favoráveis relativamente à Ciência e à disciplina de Física e Química, e face ao Ambiente e ao consumo de água, reforçando a importância deste tipo de abordagens. ABSTRACT; The emergent technology, social and environmental issues are making the science teaching a huge challenge. The shortage and the contamination of water, as result of anthropogenic activities, are faced today like a future problem. This theme is part of the Chemistry subject curriculum of the eleventh grade level and it inspired a didactic intervention based upon a problem solving methodology that can be framed in a STSE approach. The goals of the proposed intervention, taking Mina de S. Domingos for a field trip, meant to improve the students' learnings and to promote a change of attitudes in relation to the environment and to the water consumption, in particular. The collected data, analyzed according to qualitative and quantitative methods, showed better knowledge and more favorable attitudes towards Science and Physics and Chemistry, as well as regarding the environment and water consumption, enhancing the importance of this kind of approach.

Task profiling : A task-Based approach to measuring the integration of ICT in the classroom

The measurement of ICT (information and communication technology) integration is emerging as an area of research interest with such systems as Education Queensland including it in their recently released list of research priorities. Studies to trial differing integration measurement instruments have taken place within Australia in the last few years, particularly Western Australia (Trinidad, Clarkson, & Newhouse, 2004; Trinidad, Newhouse & Clarkson, 2005), Tasmania (Fitzallen 2005) and Queensland (Finger, Proctor, & Watson, 2005). This paper will add to these investigations by describing an alternate and original methodological approach which was trialled in a small-scale pilot study conducted jointly by Queensland Catholic Education Commission (QCEC) and the Centre of Learning Innovation, Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in late 2005. The methodology described is based on tasks which, through a process of profiling, can be seen to be artefacts which embody the internal and external factors enabling and constraining ICT integration.