METODOLOGIAS ATIVAS DE APRENDIZAGEM COMO PROPOSTA NO PROCESSO DE FORMAÇÃO INICIAL DE PROFESSORES DE BIOLOGIA: ANÁLISE INTERPRETATIVA POR MEIO DE UNIDADE DIDÁTICA

Abstract

Initial training courses often do not include the necessary skills for the full exercise of the teaching profession. Teaching practices need to adapt to the new demands that the labor market requires, a reflection of a globalized and computerized society. Technology in education has been progressing more and more and causing changes in the teaching and learning process. It is then necessary to discuss the functionality of the teaching practices used today. In this context, active learning methodologies emerge in order to reflect on the teaching practice. The active method can be one of the ways of forwarding professional training, as it encourages students to problematize, reflect, choose, create, intervene and transform. Given this perspective, this research aimed to understand the active methodologies in the teaching and learning process, analyzing its importance for the effective initial training of Biology teachers, as a possibility for new paths and subsidies for the implementation of an education focused on the current demands. Methodologically, this study has a quali-quantitative approach and is based on the methodology of action research, with data collected during the application of a Didactic Unit, together with students of the Biological Sciences-Licenciatura course, at the Federal Institute of Paraná (IFPR) , municipality of Palmas, PR, through seminars, individual and/or focus group interviews and written evaluation. The analysis of results through descriptive-interpretive analysis of the collected data, analogous to the descriptive-interpretive structural model proposed by Stange, Moreira and Villagrá (2018). The results of this work were positive, as the students, through their arguments, showed evidence of learning, however, it was possible to observe that they need a greater understanding of concepts and techniques for applying active learning methodologies in the teaching of Biology.