Educação e ensino CTS com projetos sustentáveis de alunos de física e química
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2016
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O principal objetivo da Educação em Ciências é formar cidadãos cientificamente literados,
capazes de tirarem partido das Ciências e da Tecnologia, participando ativamente na
sociedade. Por isso, o estudo que se apresenta tem por finalidade a Educação para a
sustentabilidade, através de um projeto de consciencialização e intervenção ambiental,
realizado por alunos de Física e Química, do Ensino Secundário.
O estudo de caso, realizado num Agrupamento de Escolas do distrito do Porto, conjugou
duas abordagens metodológicas, quantitativa e qualitativa. Esta abrangência permitiu a análise
e triangulação de resultados, obtidos nos inquéritos por questionário, aplicados a alunos e
professores, de Física e Química, do Ensino Secundário, com perceções registadas nos
Relatórios de alunos e da professora que coordenou o Projeto, e ainda com apreciações dos
participantes, na sessão de divulgação, à comunidade escolar e local. Os resultados evidenciam
as perceções convergentes de alunos e docentes, quanto à importância do conhecimento
científico, numa relação entre Ciência e sociedade. Neste entendimento, o estudo permitiu
comprovar que a concretização do projeto “A Nossa Água”, na área da Sustentabilidade,
potenciou a consciencialização e intervenção ambiental, na perceção de alunos e professores de
Física e Química, do Ensino Secundário, de um Agrupamento de Escolas do distrito do Porto.
Na globalidade, alunos e professores valorizam o processo do trabalho de projeto, desde a
pesquisa, à investigação e à discussão de resultados, bem como a reflexão colaborativa, em
trabalho de grupo. Como constrangimentos, os estudantes revelam pouco enpenho na
divulgação dos resultados ao meio, e os docentes salientam o cumprimento de um programa
extenso e a pressão da preparação dos alunos para os exames nacionais de Física e Química.
Contudo, é de realçar a apreciação positiva geral deste tipo de Projetos, pelo posicionamento
mais informado, reflexivo e crítico, sobre o desenvolvimento sustentável, a partir da
intervenção no meio local, bem como pela melhoria comprovada na aprendizagem dos
estudantes.
The main objective of Education in Science is to prepare scientifically literate citizens who are able to take advantage of Science and Technology by actively participating in society. Therefore, the study presented here has as its main objective the Education for Sustainability through the implementation of an awareness and environmental intervention project to be carried out by secondary students of Physics and Chemistry. The case study carried out in a Group of Schools of the Oporto District has combined both the quantitative and the qualitative methodological approaches. This methodological scope allowed the analysis and triangulation of the results obtained in the surveys by questionnaire applied to secondary students and teachers of Physics and Chemistry, the perceptions recorded in the reports of the students and of the teacher who coordinated the project, and the participants’ observations in the dissemination session to the school and local community. The results show converging perceptions of students and teachers as far as the importance of scientific knowledge is concerned in the relation established between science and society. In this understanding, the study revealed that the implementation of the project "Our Water" in the area of Sustainability potentiated awareness and environmental intervention in the perception of secondary students and teachers of Physics and Chemistry of a Group of Schools in the Oporto District. Overall, students and teachers value the process of project work, the research, the investigation and discussion of results it involves as well as the collaborative debate in group work. As constraints, students show little effort in the dissemination of the results in the community and teachers emphasise the need to cover of an extensive subject program and the pressure of preparing students for the national Physics and Chemistry exams. However, it is worth noting the overall positive assessment of this kind of projects due to the more informed, insightful and critical position on sustainable development they provide through an effective intervention in the local environment, as well as the proven improvement in student learning.
The main objective of Education in Science is to prepare scientifically literate citizens who are able to take advantage of Science and Technology by actively participating in society. Therefore, the study presented here has as its main objective the Education for Sustainability through the implementation of an awareness and environmental intervention project to be carried out by secondary students of Physics and Chemistry. The case study carried out in a Group of Schools of the Oporto District has combined both the quantitative and the qualitative methodological approaches. This methodological scope allowed the analysis and triangulation of the results obtained in the surveys by questionnaire applied to secondary students and teachers of Physics and Chemistry, the perceptions recorded in the reports of the students and of the teacher who coordinated the project, and the participants’ observations in the dissemination session to the school and local community. The results show converging perceptions of students and teachers as far as the importance of scientific knowledge is concerned in the relation established between science and society. In this understanding, the study revealed that the implementation of the project "Our Water" in the area of Sustainability potentiated awareness and environmental intervention in the perception of secondary students and teachers of Physics and Chemistry of a Group of Schools in the Oporto District. Overall, students and teachers value the process of project work, the research, the investigation and discussion of results it involves as well as the collaborative debate in group work. As constraints, students show little effort in the dissemination of the results in the community and teachers emphasise the need to cover of an extensive subject program and the pressure of preparing students for the national Physics and Chemistry exams. However, it is worth noting the overall positive assessment of this kind of projects due to the more informed, insightful and critical position on sustainable development they provide through an effective intervention in the local environment, as well as the proven improvement in student learning.
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Orientação: Maria de Nazaré
Coimbra ; co-orientação : Alcina Manuela de Oliveira Martins
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DOUTORAMENTO EM EDUCAÇÃO, EDUCAÇÃO, EDUCAÇÃO AMBIENTAL, SUSTENTABILIDADE, LITERACIA CIENTÍFICA, ENSINO DAS CIÊNCIAS, EDUCATION, ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, SUSTAINABILITY, SCIENTIFIC LITERACY, SCIENCE EDUCATION