Uso da informática educativa em escolas públicas e particulares de Fortaleza – CE no ensino de biologia na Educação Básica

Abstract

Computer science is increasingly present in the school context. Its use happens through the use of educational software, platforms and through Information Technology and Education and among other possibilities. The teaching of Science and Biology is no exception to this circumstance. So the use of information technology as an educational tool is applicable to the teaching of the subjects mentioned above. The aim of this study was to carry out a survey and analysis of the main computer tools used in teaching science and biology in public and private schools in Fortaleza - CE. Computer programs The chosen approach in the work was qualitative - quantitative of the exploratory type. Six schools were chosen, all of them located in Fortaleza - CE. Three private and three public. Regarding the latter, one is part of the municipal network of the municipality of Fortaleza and two belong to the state education network, one of which is a regular secondary education and the other is classified as a vocational secondary education network. Through the Google Form applied - one instructed to the teachers of each of the schools mentioned above. The existence of the computer lab, the frequency of its use in Science and Biology classes, the educational software, educational programs and audio-visual resources used even in the classroom, the classes and subjects in which they were used, the advantages and the preservation of the use of informatics were among the main aspects treated in the treatment. The three public schools have a computer lab, as for the private ones, only one. PowerPoint, Videos, Canva, Infographics and Digital Whiteboard are among the main audio-visual resources used by the teachers surveyed. The main educational software used in the classroom are: Kahoot, Wordwall, simulator books and E-class. Their frequency of use varies between every week and every semester. The grades in which resources are most present were the 9th year of elementary school and the 1st and 3rd year of high school. The schools surveyed make use of educational informatics in Science and Biology classes, however, a more constant use of such tools is necessary so that teaching becomes more dynamic and trains students.