Análise da inserção do conteúdo de astronomia no Exame Nacional do Ensino Médio (1998-2018)

Abstract

This work is a documentary analysis of the questions with Astronomy approach in the National High School Examination (ENEM). In addition to analyzing the questions with an approach in Astronomy, an analysis and characterization of how the content is collected in the test, with qualitative comparisons to the official document of high school PCN + and in the classification criteria of Bretons (1999). It also seeks to discuss the changes during twenty years of this evaluative process and what is the purpose of the content of Astronomy to be approached. The ENEM test material selected is the questions in the area of Natural Sciences and its Technologies, as a result of Astronomy having interactions with other areas besides physics. In this sense, the paper presents some justifications for the absence of astronomy in basic education and the difficulties presented by students and teachers to understand this science.