Scientific production on the teaching of Physics in Youth and Adult Education (2015-2018)

Abstract

Physics teaching needs to be investigated, so that it is possible to overcome the existing ideas among  students that it is a complex knowledge and difficult to understand. In the Youth and Adult Education  (YAE) modality, this concern is intensified, as the dropout rate is high when they encounter difficulties.  Therefore, the need for specific training for the teacher to work in classes of this modality. Thus, the  objective of this research was to describe the scientific production published in national articles, in the  last four years (2015-2018), which discuss the discussions about the teaching of Physics at YAE. This is  a bibliographic survey, the purpose of which was to verify how the subject is being approached in a  defined time frame. 7 articles were identified, one of them published in 2015, another four in 2016 and  the other two last in 2018. There were challenging aspects pointed out in the selected articles: the lack of  qualified teachers to work in the teaching of Physics, precarious conditions of the physical space of the  school environment and the lack of expectations of YAE students, which is why there is a need to develop  a differentiated teaching methodology. It was noticed that the activities to be proposed in the classroom  need to be practical and geared to everyday life. Therefore, in addition to constant updating, the teaching  of Physics needs adaptations to the contexts in which it develops, and the specificities of YAE need to be  respected.