Learning the syntax of Physics language

Authors

  • Henrique Cesar Estevan Ballestero Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ensino de Ciências e Educação Matemática – Universidade Estadual de Londrina – PR/Brasil
  • Sérgio de Mello Arruda Departamento de Física – Universidade Estadual de Londrina – PR/Brasil
  • Marinez Meneghello Passos Departamento de Matemática – Universidade Estadual de Londrina – PR/Brasil
  • Marcos Rodrigues da Silva Departamento de Filosofia – Universidade Estadual de Londrina – PR/Brasil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22600/1518-8795.ienci2016v20n3p1

Keywords:

Meaningful learning. Learning of physics language. Learning the syntax of physics language.

Abstract

We will discuss in this article the learning process of a student enrolled in an introductory course in classical mechanics, subject taught in a graduate course at a university of Paraná, Brazil. As a result, we point to the fact that the student analyzed – degree in Mathematics – although it attended classes that addressed related content to newtonian, lagrangean and hamiltonian formalisms, failed to build a meaningful learning of physical, although he was well succeeded in learning the syntax of the language involved in the course. It was observed that the difficulties presented by the student resulted from: their lack of referents and low knowledge of vocabulary related to the content in question, as well as the lack of subsumers for this learning

Published

2015-12-31

How to Cite

Ballestero, H. C. E., Arruda, S. de M., Passos, M. M., & Silva, M. R. da. (2015). Learning the syntax of Physics language. Investigations in Science Education, 20(3), 01–20. https://doi.org/10.22600/1518-8795.ienci2016v20n3p1

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