Da teoria à prática: uma oficina didática para o ensino de ascaridíase

Abstract

The didactic workshop is a teaching strategy that captures students' attention as it makes them the main focus of the class. When considering using it in the classroom, the teacher should pay attention to basing it on the action-reflection-action triad. Given that health education is a challenge for educators and an important factor in promoting health both as individuals and collectively, the proposal to conduct a pedagogical workshop on the topic of ascariasis can help build concepts collectively, encouraging critical thinking and participation in society. Thus, understanding teaching strategies and using didactic models and their importance, it is possible to achieve learning in a light and effective way. In this way, a workshop was conducted in a public school in the city of Ponta Grossa, Brazil, with 6th and 7th graders in elementary school. The objective was to raise awareness among students regarding the transmission and prevention of ascariasis, as well as assessing the efficiency of the didactic workshop as a school strategy. The choice of this approach is justified by its ability to actively engage students in their own learning process. At the end of the study, it was concluded that the didactic workshop as a pedagogical strategy provided an enriching and effective experience in the context of health education.