Proposições de estudos de caso para o ensino de Química na educação de jovens e adultos

Abstract

Only knowledge of chemistry is not enough to address problems that arise in the classroom, since this knowledge does not take into account the human interactions present in the school environment. So that there is a solid formation of the student, it is necessary to create strategies and methodologies that can bring scientific knowledge closer to everyday life. For this work, the Case Study (CE) methodology was used in order to place the student in front of real problem situations and, through the information provided, propose a solution to the problems. The cases had to be prepared since, in Brazil, there is not much material to be worked on and they took food as a theme (subject of interest to the target audience. The target audience for this research were 10 students from the second and third periods of Youth and Adult Education (EJA), a public that is usually forgotten when it comes to educational policies. From this analysis group, 7 students completed the research and 3 students dropped out due to personal problems. The relevance of this work lies in the fact of the methodology of EC not being much used, mainly, in the EJA public. The objective of the work was to discuss the potentialities of the EC method in teaching Chemistry for EJA and to develop and apply investigative cases in EJA students. A questionnaire assessed prior knowledge of the subjects to be treated in the EC and another questionnaire evaluated the acceptability of the method.The students had good acceptance regarding the methodology and considered the way of working interesting. It is concluded, therefore, that the objectives were achieved: the case study method has the potential to be used in teaching chemistry to EJA students. The students had good acceptance and understanding of the method.