LA SIMULACIÓN INTERACTIVA EN LA ENSEÑANZA DE LA FÍSICA PARA MODALIDADES MIXTAS

Abstract

It is imperative to update didactics for science teaching, improve educational processes with the application of the “learning by doing” method and the incorporation of shared experiences into learning. This research is directed towards improving the educational process of the Physics subject in the Engineering school of the José Antonio Páez University, to incorporate technology as a resource, and promote changes in strategies. The main objective was to demonstrate the use of interactive simulation as a strategy for teaching physics in mixed modality. It is methodologically framed as an exploratory field work, taking as the population the teachers and students of the Physics I chair, of the Faculty of Engineering. The methodological phases included: a. Identification of the effects of using simulation in teaching physics for the development of cognitive skills, b. Design of prototypes for the simulation of phenomena, and c. Application of prototypes to the instructional plan of the subject. Easy Java Simulation software was used to design the prototypes, and the PACIE and Bianchini methodologies were used to build the virtual environments. As a result, the configuration of 4 prototypes was obtained for the topics of Dynamics and work, and the instructional design where strategies that cover face-to-face and blended modalities are suggested. It concludes in the verification of better student performance in the topics of the designed prototypes.