A utilização das analogias e metáforas como recurso didático na compreensão do conteúdo ligações químicas

• Ano de defesa: 2008
• Autor(a) principal: SILVA, Janaína Rodrigues da
• Orientador(a): SILVA, Suely Alves da
• Banca de defesa: SILVA, Márcia Gorette Lima da, MENEZES, Josinalva Estácio
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• dARK ID: ark:/57462/0013000006tzb
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco
• Programa de Pós-Graduação: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ensino das Ciências
• Departamento: Departamento de Educação
• País: Brasil
• Palavras-chave em Português: Métodos de ensino; Analogias; Metáforas; Didática; Ensino de química; Ligações químicas; Analogies; Metaphors; Teaching resource; Chemical bonds and Chemistry teaching
• Área do conhecimento CNPq: CIENCIAS HUMANAS::EDUCACAO
• Link de acesso: http://www.tede2.ufrpe.br:8080/tede2/handle/tede2/5885

The words analogies and metaphors etimologically mean the relationship of similarity between things and change of meaning from the proper to the figurative. They have been utilised on a day to day basis, in the evolution of Science and as teaching tools to facilitate communication. Given this pressuposition, the objective of this paper is to analyse the use of analogies and metaphors in the process of constructing knowledge regarding the scientific concept of chemical bonds. To this end three Chemistry teachers from the state public system had their classes monitored. They were also interviewed and had to answer a questionary. The results showed that among the teachers being monitored one made use of analogies while the other two used analogies and metaphors. The use of analogies and metaphors by the teachers being monitored was spontaneous and without definite planning. We also observed that the use of analogies and metaphors as teaching tools was less frequent. This fact may be due to the absence of planning as well as of discussions that may increase the use of analogies and metaphors as teaching tools in such a way that they can be a part of the process of teaching and learning.