Atividades práticas na aprendizagem de botânica dos estudantes do 7º ano da escola municipal da Embira, Cruz das Almas, Bahia

Abstract

The teaching of botany is important in several stages of human life, but when its content is given only descriptively, it becomes complex and makes it difficult for students to understand, generating disinterest for most of them. Thus, this study seeks to verify students' perceptions regarding Botany teaching, analyzing whether this science has achieved a contextual, experimental and critical teaching to the point of having meaning and importance in the life and vision of the student's world. The purpose of this study is to investigate the students' perception of the importance of botany teaching in order to understand the relevance and meanings of botany for students. Thus, this study was elaborated from teaching through experimentation and contextualization through a qualitative-quantitative research. Data were collected through semi-structured questionnaires. This research has shown that most students are interested in botany and understand its importance, some students have not shown an interest in learning or experienced difficulty learning. During the experimental and contextualized activities on the content, the students' perception was observed, that is, the interest in the subject, as well as presenting pre-existing knowledge. The research was conducted in a single group of students but it is recommended that in botany teaching, the use of experimental and contextualized classes related to the student's daily life will boost interest and learning.