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Chapter 7
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0359-0.ch007
ABSTRACT
The STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) are very important for educa-
tion, but the lack of experimental laboratories for these subjects in a school might decrease the interest
of its students in STEM felds. This chapter explores these issues in the Brazilian context where, in order
to address this issue, remote experiments are used to share real experiments manipulated through the
Internet. Teachers and students can use remote laboratories, equipped with real experiments, to put in
practice theoretical concepts learned in class. This chapter presents a report on a pilot project that aims
to explore the use of Mobile Remote Experimentation (MRE) by teachers and students of public high
schools in Brazil. It involves the use of mobile devices to access remote experiments in STEM subjects
through the Internet. The report demonstrates the efectiveness of using such educational resources to
improve pedagogical results by applying the TPACK (Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge)
model to measure the impact of MRE by STEM teachers.
A Remote Mobile Experiment in
Brazilian Public Basic Education
Priscila Cadorin Nicolete
Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil
Juarez Bento da Silva
Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil
Marta Adriana da Silva Cristiano
Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil
Simone Meister Sommer Bilessimo
Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil
Giovanni Ferreira de Farias
Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil
Silvio Serafim da Luz Filho
Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil