ABSTRACT:
Laboratory in Physics teaching can serve many pedagogical objectives. One of the proposals to physics labs involves the use of investigative activities. In this paper, we present the results of a study about high school students’ engagement in an investigative activity about electrical circuits. The aim of this study was to characterize the engagement of these students in this activity. The research was conducted in a Brazilian federal high school located in Belo Horizonte/Minas Gerais. We recorded groups of three to four year students during physics lab lessons. The data analysis was based on the concept of engagement and its indicators established in research literature. The results reveal that all students exhibited involvement in the activity but not all engaged in tasks proposed in it. Among the students who engaged in tasks, we identified variations in the quality of their involvement.
Keywords:
Engagement; Investigative Activities; Physics Teaching.
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