Formação inicial docente: um estudo da viabilidade de uma oficina temática para o ensino de química

Abstract

Science Teaching, especially Chemistry, still needs to meet various expectations of modernity. In recent years, society has undergone remarkable evolutions regarding political, economic, social and, in particular, technological aspects, whereas the discipline of Chemistry in the school context still consists of many pedagogical practices based on the transmission of a content based curriculum disconnected from reality. It is attributed to this fact, gaps still present in undergraduate courses in chemistry at night, which are often constructed with characteristics of baccalaureate, that is, there are insufficient and necessary subsidies during the training of the teaching professional that enables they to conceive scientific education with a more conscious and committed practice towards the exercise of citizenship. In view of these considerations, the research aims to investigate the contributions to the initial training of chemistry graduates of the Federal Technological University of Paraná – Campus Londrina from the application of a Thematic Workshop for Chemistry Teaching. This work is characterised as a qualitative research and respected the following steps: elaboration of the Thematic Workshop (TW), application of the initial questionnaire, followed by the application of the TW and the final questionnaire. It was verified that the Thematic Workshop methodology contributed to the initial formation process of the Chemistry teacher promoting awareness of specific aspects of didactics of science teaching, apprehension of chemical concepts and stimulating research in the teaching profession. It is expected that this work will contribute to the improvement of the courses of teacher training in Chemistry through the teaching of workshops, as it is able to offer new work tools, to promote the learning of the chemical contents and to promote research in the profession teacher.