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- Title
Smartphone una herramienta de laboratorio y aprendizaje: laboratorios de bajo costo para el aprendizaje de las ciencias.
- Authors
Gil, Salvador; Di Laccio, José Luis
- Abstract
We present a set of Mini Experimental Projects (MEP), based on the approach of active learning or learning by immersion, which incorporate smartphones and very low cost homemade equipment, consisting of: inclined planes, pulleys, springs, supports and pendulums. The experimental set ups make intensive use of smartphones associated with different free access applications (Apps). The Apps are used to measure different physical quantities, analogous to data acquisition systems based on a personal computer. Smartphones, combined with a PC, allow students and teachers to have access to sophisticated and modern laboratories to perform many experiments at school, home or in the field, transforming any of these settings into an environment for research and learning. The pedagogical framework proposed here, focuses on active learning and seeks to develop in students a critical spirit, promote teamwork and develop skills of inquiry and experimentation. Our aim is that students should answer the questions: What is the basis of our knowledge? What evidence supports this knowledge? These questions illustrate the nature of scientific thought. We think that the smartphone is a useful tool to improve learning of physics and science in general, encourage enthusiasm for science and help to develop problem solving skills that can be useful in various academic and work settings.
- Publication
Latin-American Journal of Physics Education, 2017, Vol 11, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1870-9095
- Publication type
Article