Los laboratorios de Física de ciclos básicos universitarios instrumentados como procesos colectivos de investigación dirigida

Abstract

Several conceptions related to the rol assigned to Laboratory in Physic 's learning and teaching process are considered. The paper start with a brief description of the general characteristics adopted by Laboratory experimental work in each one of these conceptions. Theoretical learning models and epistemological foundations employed in science educational research are taken as references to make explicit and to critically analize how they support each one of the considered conceptions. Finally, an alternative proposalfor Laborotory practical work is presented, which pretends to insert it within a constructivist and operativist  orientation of Physic 's learning.