Representações sociais sobre os insetos em estudantes de ensino médio: um estudo de caso

Abstract

This work is born from my interest in insects, not just as a biological science student, but from long before in follow a career as a scientist. Bringing these memories and turning them into an investigation from the perspective of a future educator, looking at a new perspective on this animal taxon. Thus, the objective of this work was to investigate the conceptions about insects anchored in the theory of social representations, of second year high school students, so that this information may in the future help educators in the teaching and learning of biology in a contextualized way. This is a qualitative research, using the semi-structured interview method to obtain data and content analysis with the support of the Theory of Social Representations to treatment. The influence of the experiences, the fantasy world, science fiction and common sense present in the interpersonal relations is clear in the representations of the students. The results indicate a predominantly negative image for most insects, sometimes only because of the animal's lack of knowledge. Actions at school can influence students to build a broader conception of insects.