Formação inicial de professores de química: contribuições de um curso de história da radioatividade

Abstract

The objective of this research was to propose and apply a course based on the use of didactic resources (Didactic Game, Paradidactic Book and Informative Journal) based on the History of Science, in order to verify the contributions to the formation of undergraduate students in Chemistry. The research participants were students of a Chemistry Degree course, members of the Pedagogical Residency Program of a public university in the north of Paraná. The research followed a qualitative approach, and the procedures for data collection were semi-structured interviews and an evaluation form. The method of treatment and organization of results was performed by content analysis, according to Bardin (2011). The didactic resources were applied and evaluated (Didactic Game and Paradidactic Book), and the interview was carried out to verify the contribution of the course. The results indicate that although the undergraduate students have completed half of their graduation, they have not yet had a History of Science approach or the radioactivity content in the disciplines. Thus, the teacher training course enabled participants to experience and learn about different teaching didactic resources, based on the History of Science, giving them the opportunity to reflect and give their opinion on the importance of using them in the teaching of chemistry. The participation of the undergraduate students was important because they had their first contact as evaluators of teaching materials. Thus, the course allowed them to visualize the relationship between theory and practice, as well as to envision the use of resources in the classroom. The educational products (Course, Didactic Game, Paradidactic Book and Informative Newspaper), fruits of this work, may contribute for undergraduates and Chemistry teachers to work with the approach of radioactivity content, based on the History of Science.