A importância, para adolescentes, de estratégias lúdicas em educação sexual

Abstract

This paper aims at giving some contribution to Science teaching through investigation by researching about the use of playful activities in sex education in schools. The specific aim is to check how middle school students evaluate some playful activities done in the classroom. Among these activities is the Educational Program of Attention to the Youth (Programa Educacional de Atenção ao Jovem - PEAS.) In order to reach the objective, a research consisting of bibliographical phase and empirical phase was carried out. The sources of bibliographical research were books, articles and documents about sexuality, sex education, the use of playful activities in education and about PEAS. The empirical phase, carried out in a public school, consisted of 6 stages: meeting, debate, playing of the song Love and Sex (Amor e Sexo), playful activity Maternity, surprise box and data collection through questionnaire. The collected data resulted in charts and graphs which were analyzed in the light of the consulted theoretical reference. The results show that young adults and teenagers were sensitized by the activities and had a positive evaluation of the use of playful activities in sex education. We consider that this work shows new perspectives of research in Science teaching through investigation.