Tasks for Flipped Classroom: teaching experience report with on-line homework in physics course

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https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-7941.2020v37n2p730

Abstract

Homework has always been present in Physics Courses; both in high-school and higher education. Active methodologies gave it new functions. Despite this, home study have received little attention in empirical research papers or teacher’s journal writing. In the present experience report, we describe the usage in two academic years of on-line homework for flipped classrooms with five 11th grade classes at a federal public school located in Belo Horizonte. The account includes: precedents for this initiative; the school context details; reflexive-analytical considerations; instance of one homework’s development and implementation; evaluation of the initiative based on response rates to homework and surveys about its acceptance. This evaluation showed us that, although uninterested in homework, the students were engaged in its accomplishment. We infer that their engagement stems from the work of the team of teachers and the ability of these to convince students of the importance of homework for learning physics.

Author Biographies

Alexandre F. Faria, Colégio Técnico, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Professor de Física há 15 anos, com atuação na Educação Básica e na Educação Superior. Trabalhou em instituições de ensino públicas e privadas de Belo Horizonte e região metropolitana. Desde 2011, faz parte do corpo docente efetivo do Colégio Técnico da UFMG. É Doutor e Mestre em Educação pela Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais e Licenciado em Física pela mesma instituição.

Arnaldo M. Vaz, Colégio Técnico, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Natural de Belo Horizonte, cresceu e se graduou em São Paulo. Há 24 anos, voltou a BH para ser professor de turmas de ensino médio na UFMG. Antes lecionou em escolas estadual, alternativa, tradicional e católica progressista. Passou a relatar experiências diante de convites que recebeu por ser professor e fazer pesquisa em ensino.

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Published

2020-08-12

How to Cite

Faria, A. F., & Vaz, A. M. (2020). Tasks for Flipped Classroom: teaching experience report with on-line homework in physics course. Caderno Brasileiro De Ensino De Física, 37(2), 730–750. https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-7941.2020v37n2p730

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Relatos e propostas de experiências didáticas