Construção colaborativa de minivídeo: uma estratégia de uso de tecnologias da informação para aprendizagem científica sobre organismos geneticamente modificados

Abstract

Biology is considered an abstract field, therefore it is not very easy to be understood and taught, and it is often presented as lectures and reproducing decontextualized concepts. Learning evaluations are usually limited to asking students to replicate only what the teacher has said. In consequence the skills and competencies advocated in the Base Nacional Curricular Comum are not being reached, as well the scientific literacy expected for committed high school graduates. In order to achieve those objectives, an investigative biased didactic sequence about Transgenics was proposed. In addition to the promotion of scientific literacy, the proposed didactic approach brings the school closer to the increasingly popular technologies (Digital Information and Communication Technologies), for demanding the production of minivideos. The didactic sequence was used in an EJA class and the results obtained were quite satisfactory. For most students it was evident that the protagonist increased, the ability to differentiate a transgenic production from another type of technique using recombinant DNA, the empowerment of students and the improvement of their self-esteem, increasing ability for overcoming challenges. These results demonstrate the potential of the investigative biased activity proposed for the assimilation of concepts and the stimulation of analytical and critical capacity.