Influence of pedagogical scenarios: classrooms and laboratories in the learning process- learning natural sciences

Abstract

This article emphasizes the influence of the classroom and the
laboratory as pedagogical scenarios, as well as the didactic-pedagogical
strategies used by teachers to teach Natural Sciences. The
investigation offers understanding of how different conditions,
such as the physical environmental, organization, and didactic
resources present in the pedagogical scenarios facilitate the
teaching-learning process of the aforementioned area. Using
direct observation techniques, the classrooms and laboratories
were characterized with respect to teaching strategies. Pedagogical
interviews were conducted with teachers and students, and
class observation guides were administered.
This work allows us to identify that the characteristics of classrooms
and laboratories influence the learning environment of the
Natural Sciences, and that the classroom is the most frequently
used space for the development of classes. Though it allows
for the application of various teaching strategies, it limits the
development of experimental activities. On the other hand, laboratories
provide the conditions and resources to carry out these
types of activities, so it is important to alternate in-class work
and make use of the different spaces available to educational
institutions in order to provide diverse learning environments
that generate interest in the students.