Percepção de licenciandos em ciências biológicas do IFPI Campus Uruçuí, relacionada as aulas práticas e experimentais no ensino fundamental

Abstract

The practical and experimental classes provide students with the opportunity to experience and explore scientific concepts in a more tangible way, stimulating their critical thinking and intellectual development. Despite their importance, the literature indicates that practical and experimental classes are infrequent in the context of Basic Education. Therefore, this work aims to understand the perception of Biological Sciences teaching students regarding practical and experimental classes in elementary and high school. The aforementioned research has a descriptive quantitative approach and involved the participation of 18 teaching students in the ninth module of a Biological Sciences Teaching degree program offered by a Federal Educational Institution located in the municipality of Uruçuí-PI. The results obtained revealed that the worst teaching experiences occurred in elementary school, and the majority expressed difficulties in this stage. It was also observed that participants had limited exposure to practical or experimental classes throughout their school trajectory, and most did not use these methods as a frequent practice in their internships. Additionally, the teaching students are aware of the importance of practical classes for their students but cite the school's infrastructure where they conducted their internships as the main limiting factor. Furthermore, we highlight the need for further investigative work related to the training and/or experiences of future teachers regarding practical and experimental classes, and that their findings serve as a diagnostic tool for improving basic education