TESTING THE EFFICIENCY OF PRACTICAL CLASSES IN LEARNING BIOLOGY, USING LOW-COST MATERIALS

• Autor(a) principal: Silva Sartori, Susane
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Ferreira, Katiane Mara
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Reamec
• Texto Completo: https://periodicoscientificos.ufmt.br/ojs/index.php/reamec/article/view/12866
• topic: Práticas; Metodologias ativas; Aprendizagem; Biologia; Practices; Active methodologies; Learning; Biology; Prácticas; Metodologías activas; Aprendizaje; Biología

One of the biggest challenges for Biology teachers when teaching in high school is the adequacy of alternative didactic resources in the teaching process, in a way that facilitates the mediation and understanding of the content covered. Practical classes as a teaching method can be an important tool and an interaction bridge between scientific and empirical knowledge. Considering the scarcity of teaching resources faced by teachers, especially in public schools, this study aimed to test the efficiency of practical biology classes for high school, using low-cost materials.  Practical classes were selected for the three years of high school. For each selected practice, participants had a previous theoretical/expository class, with a focused approach to the subject involving the practical class. After the lecture, participants answered a multiple-choice questionnaire regarding the subject covered during the lecture. Next, the practical class corresponding to the theoretical class taught was held. After the practical class, the same questionnaire was applied again. Analyzes with the use of paired t-test and general correctness means were carried out to evaluate the effectiveness of the practical class in the teaching-learning process. Our results show that after the practical classes there was a significant increase in student learning, showing that their application efficiently contributed not only to the learning of the topic addressed in class, but also to other related topics.