Organization of learning units in Chemistry: the state of knowledge in theses

• Autor(a) principal: Galle, Lorita Aparecida Veloso
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Lima, Valderez Marina do Rosário, Ramos, Maurivan Güntzel
• 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/2618
• topic: Estado do Conhecimento; Pesquisa em sala de aula; Unidade de Aprendizagem; Química.; State of Knowledge; Research in the classroom; Learning Unit; Chemistry

This paper aims to identify the Brazilian scientific production about the way that Learning Units have been organized in Chemistry as a school subject. It is a state of knowledge research that resorted to the following electronic bases: Catalog of Dissertations and Theses of the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel, and the Brazilian Digital Library of Dissertations and Theses. The descriptor “Learning Unit” was used to guide the search. This is a relevant topic in the field of Chemistry as the organization of the Learning Units in this school subject may contribute to replace conventional classes centered on the simple presentation of previously structured knowledge. The results have shown that the Learning Units, in relation to Chemistry as a school subject, have been mostly organized considering the assumptions of educating through research with a focus on both the students’ previous knowledge and their questions as raw material for the arrangement and development of the units. It has also been possible to evidence Learning Units guided by the approach to specific themes with a focus on meaningful learning. The study may contribute to the pedagogical practice, since it addresses possibilities of approaching chemical knowledges in a way that is representative for the students.