A importância das aulas experimentais no ensino de química na educação básica

Abstract

This paper aims to show the results of a field research regarding the use of experimental classes in high school. The research was carried out in 2017 in which 60 students enrolled at the first grades of high school at Unidade Escolar Deputado Francisca Trindade, Located in the city of Buriti dos Lopes/PI. The research attempted at analyzing the quantitative answers given by the students approached making use of questionnaires before and after the experimental classes. The content of such questionnaires consisted of questions asking about their opinions about the current educational system and questions about what they had already studied up to the moment the research was conducted. The results reveal that students wish there were more practical and experimental classes concerning the chemistry subject, because besides promoting a more meaningful learning, it also helps make sense of the subject. Moreover, the study showed the use of experimental classes contributes for the learning /teaching process of students