The Theater as a mobilizing strategy of emotions and attitudes towards physics classes
We describe a teaching strategy, namely, the Great Theater of Physics, which stages a series of eight nontrivial demonstrations in the areas of mechanics, electricity, magnetism and waves. The aim was to generate feelings and attitudes that would promote the learning of physics, and to explore the m...
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| author | Hely Cordero Giovanna Lombardi Ernesto Fuenmayor David Verrilli Nelson Croce Ernesto Contreras |
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| description | We describe a teaching strategy, namely, the Great Theater of Physics, which stages a series of eight nontrivial demonstrations in the areas of mechanics, electricity, magnetism and waves. The aim was to generate feelings and attitudes that would promote the learning of physics, and to explore the motivation of Chemistry and Biology students towards classes in physics. The strategy was applied with a group of new students in Physics and Mathematics at the Faculty of Sciences at the Universidad Central de Venezuela. The method used was exploratory-descriptive. Information was collected using a questionnaire with closed questions. In general, students from Physics and Mathematics disciplines experienced a significant increase in positive feelings towards physics after attending the theater; and negative feelings decreased, though not significantly. A greater percentage of women than men experienced an increase in positive feelings, though men experienced more intense positive feelings. This was not the case for negative feelings. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1aa131e601e04c2194a37c80db91cf262022-12-21T18:35:23ZengUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulInvestigações em Ensino de Ciências1518-87952017-04-0122118922110.22600/1518-8795.ienci2017v22n1p189451The Theater as a mobilizing strategy of emotions and attitudes towards physics classesHely CorderoGiovanna LombardiErnesto FuenmayorDavid VerrilliNelson CroceErnesto ContrerasWe describe a teaching strategy, namely, the Great Theater of Physics, which stages a series of eight nontrivial demonstrations in the areas of mechanics, electricity, magnetism and waves. The aim was to generate feelings and attitudes that would promote the learning of physics, and to explore the motivation of Chemistry and Biology students towards classes in physics. The strategy was applied with a group of new students in Physics and Mathematics at the Faculty of Sciences at the Universidad Central de Venezuela. The method used was exploratory-descriptive. Information was collected using a questionnaire with closed questions. In general, students from Physics and Mathematics disciplines experienced a significant increase in positive feelings towards physics after attending the theater; and negative feelings decreased, though not significantly. A greater percentage of women than men experienced an increase in positive feelings, though men experienced more intense positive feelings. This was not the case for negative feelings.https://www.if.ufrgs.br/cref/ojs/index.php/ienci/article/view/10Gran Teatro de la Físicaemocionesactitudesenseñanza de la Física |
| spellingShingle | Hely Cordero Giovanna Lombardi Ernesto Fuenmayor David Verrilli Nelson Croce Ernesto Contreras The Theater as a mobilizing strategy of emotions and attitudes towards physics classes Investigações em Ensino de Ciências Gran Teatro de la Física emociones actitudes enseñanza de la Física |
| title | The Theater as a mobilizing strategy of emotions and attitudes towards physics classes |
| title_full | The Theater as a mobilizing strategy of emotions and attitudes towards physics classes |
| title_fullStr | The Theater as a mobilizing strategy of emotions and attitudes towards physics classes |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Theater as a mobilizing strategy of emotions and attitudes towards physics classes |
| title_short | The Theater as a mobilizing strategy of emotions and attitudes towards physics classes |
| title_sort | theater as a mobilizing strategy of emotions and attitudes towards physics classes |
| topic | Gran Teatro de la Física emociones actitudes enseñanza de la Física |
| url | https://www.if.ufrgs.br/cref/ojs/index.php/ienci/article/view/10 |
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