Botânica na educação básica: uma abordagem cienciométrica sobre o ensino de briófitas e a utilização de recursos metodológicos

Abstract

Bryophytes play important ecological roles in nature and can become great allies in Botany teaching. The objective of this research was to make a scientometric analysis on the teaching of bryophytes in Brazilian Basic Education, seeking to understand the difficulties faced in the teaching of this group, in addition to analyzing how the teaching of this taxon has evolved in recent years. The guiding questions of the work were: i) How are academic-scientific research on the teaching of bryophytes in Basic Education in Brazil being produced and disseminated?; ii) What are the methodologies used in teaching this group in schools?; and iii) What are the possible difficulties encountered in teaching bryophytes in Brazilian Basic Education? The research was carried out during the months of May and June 2022. Google Scholar was used as a basis for the research of the works, using the keywords “bryophytes” AND “education” AND “didactic resources”. Scientific articles, course conclusion works, dissertations and theses were included in the research. Of the 387 works found, only 55 were analyzed because they fit the research objectives. The first publication was found for the year 2010. The methodologies identified included, among others, cultivation and maintenance of bryophytes in the laboratory, didactic sequences, class using exsiccates, cultivation of a garden, field classes, construction of models and terrariums. From the data it is possible to conclude that the production and dissemination of research on the teaching of bryophytes in Basic Education in Brazil is still very scarce