Limites e possibilidades do uso da webquest no ensino de física
Abstract
This research aims to check the limits and potential use of WebQuest in support
oriented research tool on the Internet in a public school in São Paulo State. The
research refers to the implementation and development of a WebQuest, applied
to the third year of high school students from a public school located in Caconde
entitled: Calculating Costs of Electricity. Through targeted research provided by
WebQuest, prepared by research professor, students conducted research on
energy consumption consumed by the use of devices via the magnitudes
involved with them: energy, power, voltage, electric current and the operating
time of equipment used in a residence. The survey was conducted according to
the practice developed in the classroom, a dental educational research
methodology, which involved three times, which is the before, during and after
the application of WebQuest, which were observed, registered to the data were
analyzed. It was found that the WebQuest, used as a research tool in teaching
using the Internet proved to be a great facilitator of information research,
promoting a collaborative environment, the transformation of information into
knowledge, and provide autonomy to students, with the focus, the active
student, the research methodology and the teacher as mediator. How limits, it
was observed that its use requires adequate space, availability of time needed
to design and implementation, dedication by the students in carrying out
research and care tasks and to establish that the WebQuest, is another
resource available to promote the transformation of information into knowledge.
The teacher should use it as an enriching feature of the educational
environment, to promote the construction of knowledge through an active and
critical role by both students and teachers.