Ensino de herança genética por meio de jogo digital e construção de podcasts

Abstract

Genetics teaching genetics has been pointed out as challenging by students and teachers. The high degree of abstraction combined with many complex concepts can generate difficulties for both educators to transmit the concepts in an accessible way and students to effectively assimilate the information. These factors can result in obstacles in the learning process leading to deficits in learning, non-assimilation of concepts by students, and forgetting content. These challenges demand specific pedagogical strategies, requiring exploration of innovative approaches that can optimize students' understanding and engagement. For this research the target audience consisted of high school Biology students from a public school in the metropolitan region of Sabará, Minas Gerais. The research method adopted for conducting this work was qualitative, using open-ended questionnaires as the instrument for data collection. This study aimed to develop and use an investigative didactic sequence of genetics using the digital game Geneticats and podcasts as learning tools. It also aimed to list facilitating and hindering factors of the teaching and learning process through investigation when using the chosen digital technologies. It was noticed an increase in the overall frequency of correct usage of the terms recessive, dominant, and inheritance after implementation of the didactic sequence. However, for other terms such as homozygous and heterozygous, there was little difference, indicating possible points of difficulty for the students. It was possible to demonstrate the use of digital tools such as digital games and podcasts in investigative formats that may engage students.