A internet como fonte de estudos e a utilização de sites como recurso para aprender velocidade de reação

Abstract

The aim of this study is to critically analyze 20 sites available on the Internet that deal with the subject of reaction speed, in the light of Gaston Bachelard's epistemology, and to assess the reliability of the Internet as a source of research. The motivation for this research is the expansion of the internet over the last 30 years and the revolution in forms of communication and access to information, which have had major impacts on all social fields, especially education. The large amount of information available on the web allows anyone to access knowledge on a topic of interest in just a few seconds. Therefore, any student can access content on the internet on the subject of reaction speed. The 20 sites were analyzed using an Evaluation Tool made up of 13 evaluation topics. The evaluation tool was created and applied by the research author himself. The results revealed, in addition to conceptual misunderstandings, gaps in the approach to the topic of reaction velocity and the presence of various epistemological obstacles, which indicates that a prior evaluation by a teacher or chemistry professional of the reaction velocity content available on the Internet is recommended before it is used as study material. As an educational product, we proposed a booklet on the subject of reaction velocity to help teachers evaluate the content of websites dealing with the subject.