Rede social Instagram utilizada como ferramenta para o ensino de biologia: uma revisão sistemática de literatura

Abstract

The research aimed to describe how social networks, especially Instagram, are used to teach Biology, more specifically Human Physiology, in Basic Education. The published works on the use of social networks in Science Teaching demonstrated that this theme is lacking in numbers, confirming that it is a new area of study. With this, it is necessary to understand the problem more broadly through the development of a Systematic Literature Review (SLR). The questions used in this work were: how are social networks, especially Instagram, used by the teacher to teach Biology, more specifically Human Physiology?; why social networks, especially Instagram, is used by the teacher to teach Biology, more specifically, Human Physiology?; What are the main social networks used by Biology teachers, more specifically Human Physiology?. The following keywords were used as search strings: Teaching Biology And Social Networks, Teaching Biology And Instagram, Teaching Human Physiology And Social Networks, Teaching Human Physiology And Instagram, Teaching Biological Sciences And Social Networks, Teaching of Biological Sciences AND Instagram, on the platforms Google Scholar, CAPES Periodicals and CAPES Thesis Bank. The inclusion criteria mainly consist of the year of publication in the range between 2018 and 2021, works that present the Portuguese language and educational experiences. Short works with only five pages and works in a foreign language were excluded. 10 works were found and only 8 were used in the research. The results obtained were that learning about Science Teaching takes place in different environments such as social networks. It is understood that there are several mechanisms used for teaching, such as dissemination, discussion and joint collaboration for the elaboration of knowledge. It is intended to deepen the research of the Systematic Literature Review, expanding the scope of social networks and the contents linked to Biology, in order to discover new research paths.