APRENDIZAGEM BASEADA EM PROBLEMAS NO ENSINO DE SIMULAÇÕES COMPUTACIONAIS DE EQUAÇÕES DIFERENCIAIS ORDINÁRIAS EM CURSOS DE ENGENHARIA

Abstract

It is considered that the teaching of mathematics is of fundamental importance for any courses in the area of natural sciences, especially the courses of Engineering. In this case, ordinary differential equations are of fundamental importance at the same time that students' difficulties in the learning process are also evident. In this work, the Problem-Based Learning method is applied to a group of students of the Mechanical Engineering course at Centro Universitário SENAI CIMATEC. To consolidate this investigation, the Theory of Conceptual Fields and evaluations were applied in order to observe the behavior and attitude of students in relation to the actions of the method. At the end of the work, a questionnaire was applied to be answered by the students in which they should evaluate the teaching methodology used.