Vergnaud s Theory of Conceptual Fields as a tool for the didactic planning

Abstract

The aim of this work is to present Vergnaud s Theory of Conceptual Fields (1990) as a tool for the design and analysis of Science teaching sequences. The classroom study was conducted in a Brazilian High School working with Thermal Physics. It was part of a Master Degree Thesis presented by one of the authors (CARVALHO JR., 2005), in which we followed up the learning pathways of 7 students. The results of this study were analyzed using the Theory of Conceptual Fields. We shall emphasize the main concepts and categories of Vergnaud s Theory and the appropriation we have done about them in this particular research.

Keywords

• Campos Conceituai
• Planejamento do ensino
• Desenvolvimento cognitivo