O ensino de zoologia dos vertebrados: uma reflexão sobre os recursos didáticos em uma escola pública de Cruz das Almas – BA

Abstract

The teaching of science requires skills for teacher and students. Thus, for the teacher is a challenge to teach, and the didactic resources, when used appropriately, can provide the motivation of students for learning the concepts. In this sense, this research aimed to analyze how the teacher of a public school high school in Cruz das Almas, Bahia, addresses the contents of vertebrate zoology. So investigate which didactic resources are used in the classes and what are the perspectives of the teacher about the subject. Thus, this qualitative research was provide by questionnaires directed to teachers and students, followed by direct observations in classes of vertebrate zoology. The results demonstrated that the textbook is the most used resource in the classroom, that there is a predominance of expositive classes, in which the teacher interacts with students using as aid the whiteboard, and that Internet is a widely used resource to study the content. By observing the textbook used in school it was noticed that it is simple, well illustrated and presents the information as a summarized manner, each group of vertebrates is approached differently, some groups are most exploited than others in relation to physiology. The images lacks on sharpness and complementary resources. Concluding the research it was identified that the school does not perform seminars for students to exhibit knowledge and are not carried out visits to parks and zoological gardens.