Estratégias didáticas para o estudo de microbiologia em uma escola da rede pública estadual

Abstract

Currently, there seems to be a consensus that teaching professionals need to innovate their practices to ensure greater attractiveness and enable more meaningful learning for students. Regarding the teaching of Microbiology in basic education, there are some problems that can undermine the quality of teaching. The factors usually refer to the lack of contextualization, association of microorganisms exclusively with diseases, lack of diversified resources during classes, and the deficient training of Science and Biology teachers. Based on these factors, methodological strategies were produced for the teaching of Microbiology, aiming to make the approach to the subject Bacterial Resistance more dynamic and attractive. The material produced in this research consisted of a didactic kit representing the antibiogram exam and a Webquest, being developed in a state public school, located in the city of Uruburetama-CE, with the target audience of 2nd year students. The objective of this research was to analyze the effectiveness of using a didactic kit simulating the antibiogram exam and the application of a Webquest as a didactic-pedagogical tool in the context of Microbiology classes. The research is qualitative and exploratory in nature. The instrument used for data collection consisted of a semi-structured questionnaire and the results obtained were qualitatively analyzed. The analysis of the collected data reflects how important the use of differentiated didactic strategies is for the dynamics of the classes and to enable improvements in the quality of teaching. In this perspective, the educational products developed as a result of this research launch possibilities for other educators to try this educational tool, innovating in their classes and making the teaching of microbiology more dynamic and less abstract.