Práticas inovadoras no ensino de Biologia no município de Cruz das Almas/BA: percepções dos docentes do Ensino Médio

Abstract

The present research brings an approach on innovative practices in the teaching of biology, because it is believed that the use of pedagogical innovation in the classes provides greater learning for the students. Aiming to answer the main objective of this work, which is to investigate if the high school teachers of the state public schools of Cruz das Almas develop innovative practices in the teaching of Biology, verify if the teachers of Biology perform innovative practices in High School, if they realize what are the most developed, to evaluate possible motivations for which innovative practices are inserted in Biology classes or not. Interviews were conducted as a data collection technique, using a previously prepared script, which is a qualitative research, of the case study type. In this way, the contributions of the following authors were introduced: Bizzo (2007), Nascimento, Fernandes and Mendonça (2010), Ferrite (1995), Krasilchick (2004), Toshi (2010), France and Santos (2011), Sepulveda and Almeida. The results indicated that there is a concern of teachers interviewed in using resources as a way to pedagogically innovate their Biology classes, to provide greater dynamism in the classes and thus to arouse students interest and contribute to a better teaching / learning. It is concluded that despite the difficulties encountered by the interviewed teachers, innovative classes are taking place in the discipline of Biology in the public schools of Cruz das Almas/BA.