The third domain of life: analysis of Archaea teaching in high schools of Distrito Federal, Brazil

• Autor(a) principal: Mesquita, Felipe de Araújo
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Souza, Marlene Teixeira de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista da SBEnBIO
• Texto Completo: https://renbio.org.br/index.php/sbenbio/article/view/841
• topic: Domínio Archaea; Ensino de Microbiologia; Livro didático.; Microbiologia; Domain Archaea; Microbiology teaching; Microbiology textbook; Microbiology; Dominio Archaea; Enseñanza de Microbiología; Libro didáctico; Microbiología

The similarities between Archaea and Bacteria led to the joining of these two domains of prokaryotes in the same taxonomic category (Monera) for years. The objective of this study was to analyze the teaching of Archaea in high school in three public schools in Distrito Federal, Brazil, from the perspective of teachers and students and analysis of didactic books. Questionnaires were applied to teachers and students to identify aspects that guide the teaching of this topic. Results showed that Archaea teaching occurs simplistically. Students do not recognize the fundamental characteristics of these microorganisms and associate Archaea with Bacteria. One textbook analyzed still adopts the classification system of organisms in five kingdoms and presents limited information on this topic.