A INTERATIVIDADE E O PAPEL DA PEER INSTRUCTION NO ENSINO E APRENDIZAGEM DA FÍSICA

Abstract

Peer Instruction ”“ or Instruction by Colleagues (IbC) ”“ is considered one of the great pedagogical innovations of the late twentieth century. It is a didactic approach in which the teacher creates conditions, in the course of teaching practice, so that students have an active participation in the construction of knowledge. The origin of this practice is based on the discussion of ideas process and goes back to the Socratic period (V a.C.), in a context of recognition of the importance of verbalization and questions about the values of society, in the construction of Science and in the interpretation of the Natural World. IbC as a didactic approach reflects a concern of teachers and educational agents to know the mental models of the students and to promote their approach to the currently accepted physical models. The application of IbC in the classroom follows a structured sequence with some degree of flexibility. Its implementation is facilitated by several procedural and logistical factors, common to many other approaches that are in tune with an interactive teaching. This is the focus of this paper.