5 papers
Galileo's speedometer: an approach to the concept of instantaneous velocity
Carlos Eduardo Aguiar, Marta F. Barroso, Penha Maria C. Dias +1
Difficulties presented by students on the concept of instantaneous velocity are well known. This is in part due to instantaneous speed being often defined in terms of the notion of…
Dificuldades na aprendizagem de Física sob a ótica dos resultados do Enem / Physics learning difficulties from the perspective of ENEM results
Marta F. Barroso, Gustavo Rubini, Tatiana da Silva
The results of the National High School Examination (ENEM) are an important tool for a diagnosis of educational deficiencies at the end of a training cycle. This exam is a relevant…
Brazilian National High School Examination: assessing student's learning in Physics
Marta F. Barroso, M. S. O. Massunaga, G. Rubini
The entrance to public universities in Brazil depends on scores obtained by students in Enem, Brazilian National Assessment of High School Education. This exam consists of four mul…
Student's Video Production as Formative Assessment
Eduardo Gama, Marta F. Barroso
Learning assessments are subject of discussions that envolve theoretical and practical approaches. To measure learning in physics by high school students, either qualitatively or q…
Physics Items and Student's Performance at Enem
Wanderley P. Gonçalves, Marta F. Barroso
The Brazilian National Assessment of Secondary Education (ENEM, Exame Nacional do Ensino Médio) has changed in 2009: from a self-assessment of competences at the end of high school…