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.