Abordagem de conteúdos de imunologia em livros didáticos do ensino médio

Abstract

The Biology Textbook is an important pedagogical tool for improving the knowledge acquired by the student. Even with the advancement of technologies that brought 1Graduanda Curso de Licenciatura em Ciências Biológicas. Instituto Federal de Ciência e Tecnologia do Piauí-IFPI/CTCl-Departamento de Formação de Professores. E-mail: rebecaravena19@gmail.com. 2Docente do Curso de Licenciatura em Ciências Biológicas. Instituto Federal de Ciência e Tecnologia do Piauí-IFPI/CTC-Departamento de Formação de Professores.E-mail:marlucia.lacerda@ifpi.edu.br. 5 practicalities to studies, the use of textbooks still has its prominent place among the study instruments, inside or outside the school space. In this study, we sought to analyze the approach of immunology contents in high school Biology Textbooks present in the National Textbook Program. The study is based on the analysis of four complete collections (1st, 2nd and 3rd grades of high school) of Biology Textbooks from different authors and publishers, from four categories: 1) Text clarity; 2) Visual resources; 3) Interdisciplinarity and contextualization and, 4) Experimental activities/exercises. It was noticed that in the Biology Textbooks analyzed, the approaches to immunology contents are presented in a clear and objective way, even if in a summarized, simplified way and without going into the area in depth. All collections are consistent with the biological knowledge associated with the researched area and the high school grades to which they are associated. Information insufficiencies and misunderstandings that could compromise the learning of immunology contents were identified. The superficial approaches by Biology Textbooks in the specific area of immunology indicate the need to expand: the contextualization of the contents; interdisciplinary proposals; the use of images and proposals for experimental activities and exercises more directly related to immunology. Keywords: Biology Teaching; Content Analysis; Immune System; Teaching Instruments.