Inventário de conceitos de força digital

Abstract

The Force Concept Inventory test was created to show that we all have physics conceptions rooted in our daily lives. To this end, Hestenes, Wells, and Swackhamer (1992) developed 30 dynamics exercises that depict everyday situations. This work transformed the Force Concept Inventory questionnaire, created by Hestenes, Wells, and Swackhamer (1992), into an electronic form that uses simulations to make the questions more comprehensible. In addition, the questions are presented in the same area as the simulations, making it easier for students to respond and reducing the teacher’s correction effort, since the answers are stored in a database and automatically graded. The test was administered to two second-year high school classes at a full-time school, totaling about 80 students. After administering the test to the second-year classes and analyzing the results in the reports, it was found that the classes that took the test in digital format had a higher number of correct answers, noting that the tests were conducted on different days and at different times. The goal was to diagnose the main difficulties students face in mechanics and enable the teacher to access the test results through reports, allowing them to develop strategies to overcome these difficulties.