A ilustração científica como ferramenta para o ensino superior: o relicário que unifica a arte e ciências

Abstract

The present work is a reflexive narrative whose main purpose is to discuss the contri-butions of a Biology activity, involving Scientific Illustration to the field of higher educa-tion within the Federal University of Ceará (UFC) in Fortaleza. Where we elaborate a workshop capable of bringing together art, sciences and illustration as they communi-cate and benefit in the construction of cognitive learning. For this, we conducted a qualitative research, whose data collection took place through a workshop of drawing and illustration, which was offered to students of the courses of Biological Sciences of UFC. In the workshop, students drew induced drawings and scientific illustrations where students began to reflect on the relationship with learning within the university. Through the workshop, we seek to obtain the participants' perception through the ex-ecution of the activities proposed in it and the dialogue between those present. With this, we realize that biology, being a natural science with a strong visual component, has in scientific illustration a useful and facilitating tool able to assume a fundamental role in the process of understanding and assimilation of complex scientific contents taught during the university course. , facilitating the construction of knowledge of what is taught by teachers to students in theoretical classes. It is therefore also a resource with high didactic power.