Práticas pedagógicas inovadoras mediadas por tecnologia para o ensino de ciências da natureza

Abstract

The teaching of sciences is of fundamental importance for the formation of critical citizens, with the ability to interpret the world around them, and the school has an important role in the construction of this knowledge. Therefore, the objective of this research is to understand the development of competencies and skills related to the curricular component Natural Sciences, through Innovative Pedagogical Practices mediated by technologies. This is qualitative research characterized as a Field Study that was developed with students of the 6th year of Elementary School in a public school in the city of Manaus - AM. The methodology of this project was flexible, considering the pandemic context at the time, therefore, the activities were carried out in person and virtual in three phases: Diagnostic phase; Preparation and application phase; and Evaluation phase. In the first phase, bibliographic research was carried out about the teaching of sciences and the main Innovative Pedagogical Practices mediated by technologies. Afterwards, the essential characteristics of the subjects for the development of the study were defined through a semi structured questionnaire. In the second phase, it was the elaboration and application of four lesson plans corresponding to four Innovative Pedagogical Practices mediated by technologies: Class enriched with technology; Flipped classroom; Personalized teaching and; Rotation by seasons. The final phase corresponded to the analysis of the results obtained that were submitted to Bardin's content analysis. In addition, each student answered a final questionnaire about the activities developed. Thus, it was possible to conclude the effectiveness of the project, because all students were able to perform the activities even if they had not yet witnessed classes with the methods used and obtained an average of 8.5 grades in the evaluations, which shows that the students were able to learn from the practices. Each of the methodologies made the classes more dynamic and making the student more active and collaborator in the construction of knowledge. The use of technologies, in addition to enriching and increasing the possibilities of teaching, contributes to the inclusion of students in modern society where the use of technologies is present. Keywords: educational technologies; science teaching; active methodologies.