Ensino de Física e livros didáticos de ciências para o ensino fundamental: uma análise do edital do PNLD 2017

Abstract

In this work, we analyzed the announcement of the Brazilian National Textbook Program 2017, specifically, the organization of the science textbooks for elementary school. The aim was to understand the approach of the approved textbooks to the assumptions of the Common National Curricular Base (BNCC), in particular, it sought evidence of methodological approaches highlighted in the Base, such as teaching by investigation. The interest in this research is due to the importance that textbooks play in the education of Brazilian students and in the work of teachers, and also due to the high investment that the government makes in the process of preparation and acquisition of these works. The technical procedure used to carry out this research was documental analysis. As results, it is noteworthy that, from the study carried out of the Public Edict of the PNLD 2017, as well as the 2019 update and the Digital Guide of the textbook, it was not observed significant modifications and incorporations in the works. In addition, the analysis of the pre-BNCC materials allowed us to understand the dimension of the existing challenges.