Alfabetização científica em espaços não-formais: processos de metodologias ativas nos laboratórios móveis do projeto academia STEM

Abstract

In today's rapidly advancing world, scientific literacy is more important than ever, as it enables individuals to participate in scientific discussions and debates, driving the progress and development of science and technology. From this perspective, we understand that teaching processes must be adapted to provide a better learning experience for students, through active teaching methodologies that can focus on developing skills and competencies that stimulate creativity, innovation and problemsolving. In view of this, the general aim of this research is to understand how a scientific literacy process based on Active Teaching Methodologies is developed with secondary school students in the Mobile Laboratories of the Attraction Pillar of the STEM Academy Project. To this end, this study takes a qualitative approach and is based on bibliographical research, in which we searched for books, articles, dissertations and theses on the subject in order to delve deeper into the theoretical discussions that deal with concepts related to Scientific Literacy in Non-Formal Spaces for Science Teaching and Active Teaching Methodologies. It is also a field study, in which we used participant observation, dialog groups and semi-structured interviews as research techniques. At the end of our study, we concluded that the active teaching methodologies used in educational spaces such as the STEM Academy Project's Mobile Laboratories make it possible to develop students' scientific literacy, because the structure of the Mobile Laboratories is different from conventional laboratories and provides a different kind of contact with knowledge, as well as putting them in touch with career areas considered essential in the contemporary context. Keywords: Scientific Literacy. Non-Formal Spaces. Active Methodologies. STEM Academy Project.