El trabajo de laboratorio en cursos de física desde la teoría de campos conceptuales

This paper looks at laboratory work addressed to science problem solving which implies approaching problematic situations by means of tasks and subtasks typical of the scientific investigation. The learning process during the development of these tasks is analyzed from the perspective of the conceptual fields theory, proposed by Gerard Vergnaud. This theory considers knowledge and knowing how to do as two indivisible aspects of conceptual development, and allows the analysis of the relationship between explicit knowledge and implicit conceptions using students¡ actions in specific situations....