Elaboração de uma sequência didática com foco na construção de oficinas sensoriais para aprendizagem dos sentidos do corpo humano

Abstract

High school biology teachers face problems related to the teaching-learning process, part of them related to interest, good practices and student participation during classes. Students also have difficulties in assimilating various contents of biology, especially those with extensive and atypical nomenclatures, which must be memorized. Human anatomy is one of these contents, especially the part referring to the nervous system. Therefore, it is necessary to incorporate new didactic strategies that facilitate the teaching-learning process of these contents, aiming to improve its assimilation. The objective of the work was the elaboration of a didactic sequence aimed at the joint construction with the students of an educational sensory workshop that helps the process of learning the senses of the human body. The work was carried out in the Biology discipline, in the two classes under the regency of Professor Yngrit de Melo Brígido Coelho, in the year 2021, at the Márcio Nicolato State School, Rodeiro - Minas Gerais. The workshop on the senses of the human body was built with the collaboration of the students, under the guidance of the teacher. After completing the didactic sequence, a student perception questionnaire was applied to verify the students' satisfaction with the content and the discipline; the gain of knowledge of the students was also analyzed. Most students had a positive general perception in relation to the sensory workshop, evaluating it with an average grade of 8.94. Students (85.7%) agreed that the strategy had a positive impact on learning and 82.8% of them stated that the workshop improved their understanding of the content. In addition, most students agreed that the workshop stimulated student participation in the teachinglearning process and increased study motivation. The results suggest that the didactic sequence focused on the sensory workshop was an excellent alternative to improve the learning in the Biology discipline in high school, improving students' perception and knowledge gain. In addition, the development of the workshop expanded the role of students in the construction of knowledge and brought the content of Biology closer to their daily lives.