A utilização do laboratório de ensino de ciências pelos professores de ciências da natureza da escola de ensino fundamental e médio heráclito de Castro e Silva

Abstract

The present work aims to investigate the use of the Science Education Laboratory (SEL) related to the teaching of Science Education. This paper is developed within the Master Degree in Management and Evaluation of Education of the Public Policies Center and Education Evaluation of the Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (CAEd/UFJF). “How was Science Education Laboratory used by Science Education teachers in 2017 at EEFM Heráclito de Catro e Silva High School?” composes the question that guides our study. From this perspective, the subjects of the research are Science Education teachers that work in this environment, the school principal and coordinator, that are the school community representatives beside State Department of Education (SEDUC/CE). In order to answer the question of this research, we stablished the following goals: investigate and describe how the use of SEL happens through the routine of the school pedagogic activities from its registries; identify in the teaching plans of Science Education teachers the experimental activities suggested to work in the school years; understand the commitment of the execution of practical classes, identifying possible obstacles that discourage teachers in terms of the use of this activity. In order to integrate some goals of this work, it was applied questionnaires and interviews to the professionals connected direct or indirectly to actions conducted at school. It was verified from the analysis of the data collected that school SEL structure still faces some issues, but in process of revitalization, though gradually. However, it was also observed there is a need of continuing education process related to practical and experimental activities, both for awareness and preparation/achievement of these activities. Afterwards these analyses, we tended to the elaboration of a plan that assisted to a request in order to answer our guiding question. The Educational Action Plan produced from the evaluation of the findings presents a proposal of schoolteachers training about experiments and Science Teaching, different meanings about the teaching from investigation, and the appointment of the potentialities of the laboratory use joined to the presentation of practical and experimental activities feasible to the Science Education teaching. Therefore, this study was effective at school, environment where the researcher works as a Physics teacher, becoming relevant to the upgrading of her pedagogical practices.