Banca de DEFESA: DANIELE GOMES COUTINHO

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STUDENT : DANIELE GOMES COUTINHO
DATE: 28/08/2025
TIME: 14:00
LOCAL: Departamento de Educação
TITLE:

Educational Robotics in Physics Teaching: An Approach to Electrical Circuits Supported by Kelly's Experiment Cycle.

KEY WORDS:

Educational Robotics, Physics Teaching, Kelly's Experience Cycle.

PAGES: 150
BIG AREA: Ciências Humanas
AREA: Educação
SUBÁREA: Ensino-Aprendizagem
SPECIALTY: Tecnologia Educacional
SUMMARY:

This study aimed to analyze how the use of educational robotics could contribute to physics education through the construction of electrical circuits, based on the use of Arduino technology. To achieve this, a pedagogical intervention was developed, which sought to integrate robotics through the use of Arduino in building electrical circuits, as it enabled a connection between theory and practice, promoting a constructionist approach to teaching and learning.The methodological process was characterized as a qualitative study of an Interventional Nature (PNI), grounded in the theoretical framework of Kelly’s Experience Cycle (KEC). The research participants were students in the third year of high school at a private school in the city of Recife. The intervention process involved two stages: the first consisted of surveying students’ prior conceptions, followed by the implementation of the stages of the experience cycle (anticipation, encounter, investment, validation, and constructive review). Data collection was carried out through a preliminary evaluation questionnaire (PEQ), participant observation, registration sheets (RS), an evaluative rubric, and a logbook. The PEQ aimed to analyze students’ prior conceptions and was applied before the intervention process. Subsequently, the stages of the cycle were conducted, during which students learned about the concepts of electrical circuits and resistor associations. They also engaged with Arduino technology and, by the end of the process, were able to build a prototype using this technology. For each stage, a registration sheet was used, containing questions related to the content addressed in each part. Based on this, the research results indicated that Arduino proved to be a valuable resource for understanding the concepts of electrical circuits, as it facilitated the relationship between theory and practice. Although it is a tool that requires knowledge in electronics, programming, and mechanics—which may present some challenges—its use was found to be highly beneficial for physics education. Furthermore, the use of robotics in physics teaching emerged as an approach that enabled learning through hands-on experience, allowing students to engage in projects aligned with their interests, thereby fostering engagement and collaborative work.

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