Family and school trajectories influence in the resolution of physics questions

• Grant number: 08/05490-8
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• Start date: February 01, 2010
• End date: January 31, 2011
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Physics
• Principal Investigator: Mauricio Urban Kleinke
• Grantee: Mauricio Urban Kleinke
• Host Institution: Instituto de Física Gleb Wataghin (IFGW). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil

Abstract

In this project we will analyze the cognitive processes needed to the Physics problems resolution, using the Bloom's taxonomy, in tertiary entrance examinations applied in the State University of Campinas, Unicamp, Brazil. The emphasis in these questions concerning the first phase of the exam reflects the possibility to follow the answers of approximately 800 thousand candidates, both from public and private system. We will monitor the performance of students associated with three variables: degree of education of the mother, family income and the frequency preparatory courses for college entrance. (AU)