Validação do material didático quípassatempo: Uma revista educativa sobre o laboratório de química

Abstract

This paper presents an analysis of the didactic material “Quípassatempo: an educational magazine about the chemistry laboratory”, produced by students and teachers of the Degree in Chemistry course at IFPI-campus Cocal, with the objective of bringing students closer to the chemistry laboratory through of a ludic educational resource. The magazine addresses safety in the chemistry laboratory, glassware and equipment used in the laboratory, the main techniques used in experimental classes, in addition to various recreational games such as word searches, crosswords, secret code and exercises that test students' knowledge. For the analysis of the didactic material, twenty-one magazines were distributed to high school students at Escola Amaro Alves Portela, located in the municipality of Caraúbas do Piauí. Along with the magazines, the students received a questionnaire containing fifteen discursive questions that analyzed the topics of attraction, understanding, involvement, acceptance and action. The results showed that the didactic material attracted the target audience to which it was directed and allowed to collect some suggestions for changes to improve the magazine. It was also found