Motivação discente no aprendizado da biologia: uma revisão de literatura

Abstract

Motivation is an important process in the development of student learning in the classroom, once it is necessary not only for learning to occur, but also for the competences and skills learned to be put into action. The lack of motivation is something that makes it impossible for the student to think, act, be able to set goals and plans that are satisfactory for them in terms of learning. In this context, the teacher is essential, since he can identify signs of demotivation in his students and start to use means so that this factor is uprooted from his school routine. Given the above, the present study aimed to analyze, through bibliographic research, the importance of motivating students to learn Biology in High School and what methods can be explored in the school environment to motivate them. To this end, research was carried out in scientific databases (Google Academic, Web of Science and SciElo), in the search for publications that had information on the motivation in the learning of Biology students, in the last twenty-two years (2000-2022). In the analyzed period, 24 articles, 2 books, 1 course conclusion work and 2 master's dissertations were selected. The relationship between motivation and learning has been discussed with great relevance in the academic environment, emphasizing, mainly, the factors that lead students to feel unmotivated, such as the absence of family support, the lack of didactic materials of quality, school infrastructure and lecture methodology. In this sense, the insertion of differentiated methodologies (games and practical classes, for example) and the engagement of everyone who is in the school routine can make the study of some Biology contents more interesting and significantly awaken motivation and, consequently, student learning.