Multidimensional and Bakhtinian discourse analysis of dissertations designed in the context of a professional master's degree in Physics education

Abstract:

In this work we analyze the influence of the Professional Master's degree in the Physics Teaching (PMPT) training context on the development of educational products. The research consists in a quantitative analysis and a discursive analysis of Classical Physics didactical texts. Quantitative analysis indicated that the way the authors of educational products treat theoretical frameworks points to a naive belief in the need of a solid theoretical foundation in their works. The discursive analysis showed similar aspects. A few times, we identified links between the theoretical contribution, focus-issues, development, implementation and evaluation of educational products. We note that the technical rationality disseminated through the course environment directly influences the development of educational products, reflecting the directionality, responsiveness, expressiveness and speech genre present on these works. Educational products developed tend to be of little relevance for the needs of school.

Keywords:
Professional Master's degree; Physics teaching; Educational product; Multidimensional scaling