Teachers’ understanding of Science

• Autor(a) principal: Rocha, Jessica Norberto
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: Costa, Tânia Margarida Lima, Almeida, Rafael Alves Ferreira
• 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/358
• topic: Educação; Percepção da Ciência; Educação a Distância; Education; Public Understanding of Science; Distance Education

To the education of any person in the contemporary world, the notion about what happens in Science, Technology and Innovation (STI), that is, its main results, their methods, uses, risks and limitations, as well as the interests and determinations that govern its processes and applications, is essential. Teachers are great influence in the imagination of their students, particularly children, and has an important role in the formation of critical citizens and promoting decision-makers on matters of Science, Technology and Innovation. This study aims to identify and analyze the scientific culture of teachers of Basic Education of Minas Gerais, in the light of Public Understanding of Science research models, focused on the process of the Education Course from Universidade Aberta do Brasil/ UFMG (Open University Brazil/UFMG). In a first moment, we developed the survey through a questionnaire with open and closed questions applied to teachers of basic education. In this questionnaire we raised data about the teacher’s understanding of science, attitudes, evaluation, general knowledge and theirs pedagogical practice. At present, the research is being conducted through semi-structured in-depth interviews with a sample of 10% of the teachers. It is expected to encourage future research, outreach programs and scientific training for teachers to be qualified to teach science in the contemporary world.