A imagem da ciência e as imagens visuais na formação superior e as pesquisas sobre o ensino de física

Abstract

In this study we present, firstly, aspects of the processes of paradigm change that occur in the natural sciences and their influence in textbooks (KUHN, 2005). Next, we expose results of a survey concerning research that approaches fixed images in Physics teaching, searching to understand what has been considered as important in its use, especially in textbooks. As from the articles analyzed by the present work, we notice a lack of discussion on the paradigms of science transmitted through images in Physics textbooks. We highlight the importance of this reflection, because it deals with the world view of science with which students get in touch in their academic life and that, somehow, will influence their performance in life.