Química Analítica Qualitativa na Universidade Federal do Ceará: Um Olhar Sobre a Mediação Utilizando Objetos de Aprendizagem

Abstract

Some twenty years, Pascoal Senise researcher at the Institute of Chemistry, University of São Paulo, emphasized the need to reflect on the difference between Analytical Chemistry and Chemical Analysis. He believed that awareness of this difference would provide a better use of the discipline of Qualitative Analytical Chemistry. In Brazil, this was introduced in universities after 1935, based on the teachings of the so-called School of Rheinboldt. Amidst the rise, papers on Qualitative Analytical Chemistry, from the years sixties have its seal directed to teaching activities. The curricula of American university courses reduced workload, other relegating teaching to the lab activities in the discipline of General Chemistry, or even completely removing the discipline courses. This situation affected the scientific world and several educators and researchers, among them Henry Taube, Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1983, were in favor of maintaining discipline as a way of introducing the descriptive chemistry and motivate students to study chemical reactions. This research highlights the importance and the situation in which one finds the Qualitative Analytical Chemistry at the Federal University of Ceará. There was a historicizing of Discipline and drew up a critical analysis regarding the application of the same courses offered by the Federal University of Ceará. According to the results of this analysis, it is believed that a restructuring of its courseware in order to collaborate with the teacher in the context of necessary information and communication (CTS) technology approach is needed. Promoted to making videos with technical analysis, slides that facilitate the presentation of content and contextualize. The restructuring provides greater effectiveness in the presentation, reducing the exposure time and improve learning. Thus, the extra time due to the improvement in the approach can be used in discussions that promote the emergence of investigative thinking for the student to develop their creative intuition and ability necessary to Chemistry rofessional. It was possible to detect greater ease of classes in the first few lessons. The section does not pretend to replace the teacher's job or even replace textbooks, but to achieve facilitate student understanding, making the content of the course is best suitable for student discipline Qualitative Analytical Chemistry, offered in undergraduate courses in Chemistry, in the classroom and hybrid categories, the Federal University of Ceará.