La enseñanza de física general en la universidad. Propuestas de investigación

Abstract

Failure in Introductory Physics courses in the first year of Engineering and Science undergraduate programs is high in the Portuguese universities. There are studies about this problem centered in non-academic factors. There are also studies about learning physics in higher education, but centered in specific aspects. Our research target is about the quality of learning of Introductory Physics in higher education. How can it be evaluated and how can we improve it? We present a theoretical framework that supports an «evaluation toolbox». This tool allows monitoring the quality of learning in an extensive way during the teaching of an Introductory Physics course. The aim is to be able to correct the teaching in order to increase the learning quality.