The Teaching of Cellular Biology: an Analysis in Area Events

• Autor(a) principal: Oestreich, Laura
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Goldschmidt, Andréa Inês
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Tear: Revista de Educação Ciência e Tecnologia
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.ifrs.edu.br/index.php/tear/article/view/4793

Abstract:  Our objective was to investigate the direction of research in the teaching of cell biology in two events of relevance in the area: the congresses promoted by the Brazilian Society of Cell Biology (SBBC) and the National Research Meeting in Science Education (ENPEC). This exploratory research consisted of carrying out a ‘state of knowledge’ and analyzed 58 works, which were grouped into 12 categories of analysis. The results signaled an increase in the number of works focused on the area throughout  2015 and  2019, with 9 papers being presented in 2015 and 13 articles in 2019, although 18 papers were presented in 2018, which shows a decrease in the number of papers in 2019. The Didactic Models (20.7%), Digital Learning Tools (12.1%); and Conceptions about Cytology (12.1%) categories were the most researched focuses in the analyzed studies. In the opposite direction, the categories Didactic Book Analysis (3.4%) and Scientific Dissemination Texts (3.4%) had low percentages. In the end, we reiterate the importance of conducting new research in the area and signal a warning  because of the decrease in the number of papers presented in 2019, a fact that may be linked to the recurrent cuts in research grants and funding of projects which makes part of the researchers' work and advances in the area unfeasible. Keywords: Biology teaching. State of knowledge. Cytology.