Para bom entendedor, uma cena basta: uso de filmes e séries no ensino de biologia

Abstract

Films and series are increasingly present in people's lives, so the use of this audiovisual resource has been increasing over the years in biology teaching. This work aims to evaluate the effectiveness of this didactic strategy in biology subjects, as well as the best way of applying it in the classroom. This research was carried out in a state school of the public network of Fortaleza / CE, with second and third year high school students. A scene from the movies "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Chest of Death" and "X-Men 2" and from the TV series "Dr. House "and" The Walking Dead "was used in some moments of the classes presented for these classes, in classes related to Zoology and Genetics. This strategy was used both as a way to teach content and to evaluate the theme that was presented. At the end, two questionnaires were used to evaluate this teaching strategy. It has also produced a catalog with more than 70 films and TV series, showing in which areas of biology they can be used. It was observed that this strategy made it easy to exemplify the content and its relationship with the students' daily life, which contrasts the fact that it is rarely used in the classroom. Thus the use of films and TV series in the classroom showed a good receptivity for the students, bringing them closer to the subjects discussed in the room. A total of 96% of the students evaluated that this didactic modality helped them in the understanding of the content, being necessary few improvements for a better application. The students commented that although the use of snippets of this medium is little studied by the scientific community, this feature proved to be a viable tool to be used in the classroom. However, previous preparation of the students and teachers is still necessary, for the better development of the class and understanding of the contents addressed by the students.