Dificuldades de aprendizagem e concepções alternativas em biologia: a visão de professores em formação sobre o conteúdo de citologia

• Ano de defesa: 2013
• Autor(a) principal: Silveira, Mariana Leite da
• Orientador(a): Araújo, Magnólia Fernandes Florêncio de
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
• Programa de Pós-Graduação: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ensino de Ciências Naturais e Matemática
• Departamento: Ensino de Ciências Naturais e Matemática
• País: BR
• Palavras-chave em Português: Citologia. Concepções alternativas. Dificuldades de aprendizagem. Livros didáticos
• Palavras-chave em Inglês: Cytology. Concepções alternativas. Dificuldades de aprendizagem. Livros didáticos
• Área do conhecimento CNPq: CNPQ::CIENCIAS EXATAS E DA TERRA::MATEMATICA
• Link de acesso: https://repositorio.ufrn.br/jspui/handle/123456789/16104

Learning difficulties can have a direct influence on the teaching-learning process of students by reducing their school performance. One factor that may contribute to this negative influence on learning refers to the presence of alternative conceptions, which may have different origins in the educational process. It is of paramount importance, for teachers, for example, to identify the concepts and the difficulties of their students in order for that knowledge can be able to contribute significantly to improve the teaching and learning process. From the following considerations, the present study (still in progress) aims to investigate aspects related to the concepts and difficulties of graduating students in relation to the contents of Biology. The participants of the research were undergraduate students in Biological Sciences from UFRN, studying by Distance Learning (Educação a Distância). To develop the survey, questionnaires were developed to identify the contents in Biology that these students have more difficulties as well as an interview to raise misconceptions regarding the content of cytology. Another tool developed was a textbook evaluation form, which was applied in conjunction with a questionnaire in workshops (short courses) in order to identify possible errors and mistakes that could jeopardize the process of teaching and learning, such as the importance that these learners assign to textbooks in the educational process. From the data collected, a booklet on the content of cytology was developed as a product. It is expected that it can be applied in classrooms in order to improve the teaching and learning in references to Biology, to minimize, for example, alternative conceptions than can occur related to the theme