O uso dos simuladores Geogebra e Walter Fendt para o ensino das leis de Kepler: através de uma sequência didática fundamentada na teoria da aprendizagem significativa de David Ausubel.

Abstract

The present work presents a quantitative research focused on the scientific dimension, evaluating the efficiency in the use of computer simulations in the learning of students in the teaching of Physics, in which a didactic sequence based on the theory of meaningful learning of David Ausubel was used directed to the teaching of Kepler's laws. Thus, the Geogebra and Walter Fendt simulations were used, these software were chosen because they were completed in the visual aspect and data detailing. Thus, the method of the Theory of Meaningful Learning was used, in which a diagnostic evaluation was made through a questionnaire to verify the previous knowledge of the students, in order to have a class with excellence. In the end, the same questionnaire was applied to verify the knowledge acquired by the students through the use of computer simulators. With the results obtained in the application of the field research, it was possible to verify satisfactory results, comparing the results of the questionnaires applied in the stages with the use of these software for student learning.