Alternative methodologies in teaching Evolution in a public school in Piauí

• Autor(a) principal: Lima, Sintiane Maria de Sá
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Araújo, Maurício dos Santos, Lima, Michelle Mara de Oliveira
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista de Ensino de Ciências e Matemática - REnCiMa
• Texto Completo: https://revistapos.cruzeirodosul.edu.br/rencima/article/view/2734
• topic: Dificuldades de aprendizado; Ensino de Biologia; Jogos didáticos; Learning difficulties; Biology teaching; Didactic games; Dificultades de aprendizaje; Enseñanza de la biología; Juegos educacionales

Evolutionary knowledge is necessary for the compression of biology. However, this content is approached in a quickly way and it is usually disconnected from biological reality, through the exposure of concepts and processes in a mechanized and fragmented way. This study aimed to evaluate the use of a didactic game entitled "Vida na lagoa" developed to facilitate the understanding of evolutionary processes and concepts. The game was applied to 32 students from the 3rd grade of high school in a public school in the state of Piauí. The research had a qualitative and quantitative approach, and data collection was performed by two questionnaires (pre-test and post-test). The progression of the students' knowledge, after using the game, was assessed based on the normalized learning gain (g). The students' knowledge about evolutionary concepts and processes was satisfactory after using the didactic game. The average normalized learning gain was (g = 0.60) for the concept of mutation and (g = 0.54) for the concept of natural selection The teaching methodology allowed students to understand the evolutionary dynamics and the exposure of evolutionary concepts present in biology.