An experimental didactic proposal applied to the Electricity unit in a scientific high school in Costa Rica

Authors

  • Eduardo Arias Facultad Escuela de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Cátedra de Física, Universidad Nacional Estatal a Distancia (UNED), San Pedro de Montes de Oca, CP 474-2050, San José, Costa Rica.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55767/2451.6007.v33.n2.35175

Keywords:

Pandemic, Electricity, Virtual and remote laboratories, Physics teaching

Abstract

This article presents the results obtained when applying the design of an experimental didactic proposal to the Electricity unit study in
a Costa Rican scientific high school. Quantitative research was conducted with a quasi-experimental design using a conceptual test
adapted from the American Association of Teachers of Applied Physics as a pre-test and post-test to measure the Hake Conceptual
Gain Model, the Bao and Redish Concentration Factor, and a hypothesis test using the Student's T-Test. The results obtained through
this design brought about noteworthy and significant changes in the teaching-learning process of this educational system and will serve
as vital input for the Diversified Education at a national level at the same time. Finally, it is also expected that this study will give rise to
other educational purposes in other areas of knowledge.

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Published

2021-11-05

Issue

Section

Investigación en Enseñanza de la Física

How to Cite

An experimental didactic proposal applied to the Electricity unit in a scientific high school in Costa Rica. (2021). Journal of Physics Teaching, 33(2), 55-62. https://doi.org/10.55767/2451.6007.v33.n2.35175