A sétima arte na escola: a utilização de filmes como recurso didático no ensino de biologia – uma revisão de literatura

Abstract

The present work deals with the use of films as a didactic resource in the discipline of biology in high school. A survey of 42 academic articles on this topic was carried out. The general objective of the work is: To analyze the academic production related to the use of films as a didactic resource in the discipline of biology in high school. The specific objectives are: To carry out a survey of the scientific production on this theme, to characterize the scientific production on films and its use as a didactic resource. Find out which theoretical framework(s) are most used by authors who use this resource and identify the main difficulties and advantages of using this resource. The academic works were divided into three categories: the first on articles that analyzed cinematographic works and their didactic potential, the second on works that used films in the classroom, and the third on the theoretical discussion between teachers, researchers and undergraduates regarding the use of films, these works were then analyzed regarding the mentioned aspects. The movies proved to be tools capable of promoting discussions and reflections, helping students to develop skills and new concepts about the contents taught, the main difficulties reported in the articles were the long duration of the films, the lack of preparation of teachers regarding the use of these resources and the lack of infrastructure in schools to allow the use of these tools. The main theoretical references used by the authors were the David Ausubel´s Meaningful Learning and Paulo Freire´s Liberation Pedagogy.