MEANINGFUL LEARNING USING SIMULATION PROJECTS, IN STUDENTS OF COMPUTER ENGINEERING FOR GENERAL PHYSICS I

Abstract

The present research aims to evaluate the scope of learning meaningful projects through simulation projects of everyday physics situations in Informatics Engineering. The competences reached by the students were studied with the use of simulations in the area of ​​physics and compared with the results with other topics in which it is not evaluated by projects. In the same way, the impact that they can have simulation projects in the area of ​​physics, with other subjects parallel courses and with more advanced subjects and also the impact of the projects for the profession. Observation and survey were the techniques used for the investigation of experimental and evaluative design. There was not much difference between the results of the students from one semester to another, so there was a total group with means, percentages and standard deviations, for the analysis of statistical results. It concludes that simulation projects in general physics I of computer engineering generates significant learning, since the students used what they learned in other subjects to create their simulations, as well as this learning allows them relate to other subjects visually. Simulation projects allow them understand the contents of general physics I in computer engineering. This initiative is a way of evaluating, considered very good by computer engineering students, achieving better grades with her.
Key Words: Meaningful learning, simulation, computer engineering, physics.