Temas em educação em saúde em livros didáticos de biologia: parâmetros de alfabetização científica

Abstract

One of the most important tools in the teaching and learning process is the textbook. Teachers use the textbook to guide them in their activities, for this reason, this tool deserves special attention. The aim of the research is center on educational topics for teaching education used in the municipality of Itaituba -PA, listed by Miller and classified in the categories listed by Shen. The current work is based on a qualitative approach and on a descriptive method. After going to the twelve public schools with regular secondary education in the municipality, the textbook used by them was used. They were carried out as bibliographic research in the textbooks of Biology of High School from the 1st to the 3rd year. After the selection of this material, an exhaustive reading was carried out in the books where the themes of Health Education were sought. For data analysis, a textual discourse based on Moraes' analysis was used. The study showed that the scientific literacy stage was fostered, the authors focused on the autonomy of establishing the concept while the Scientific Literacy categories diverge among cultural for the 1st year, practical for the 2nd year and civic for the 3rd year.