Predisposition to a meaningful learning of physics: intentionality, motivation, interest, self-efficacy, self-regulation, and personalized learning

Authors

  • Marco Antonio Moreira Professor Titular Emérito, UFRGS, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55767/2451.6007.v33.n1.33232

Keywords:

meaningful learning, physics teaching, predisposition to learn

Abstract

Predisposition to learn is one of the key conditions for meaningful learning. The other one is the previous knowledge. In other words, we could say that we learn if we want and from what we already know. In this presentation the focus will be in the pre-disposition to learn, from several perspectives, trying to understand why in the teaching of physics what usually happens is to generate an indisposition, not a predisposition, to learn it meaningfully.

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Published

2021-06-08

How to Cite

Moreira, M. A. (2021). Predisposition to a meaningful learning of physics: intentionality, motivation, interest, self-efficacy, self-regulation, and personalized learning. Journal of Physics Teaching, 33(1), 141–146. https://doi.org/10.55767/2451.6007.v33.n1.33232

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Section

Essays and Special Topics