O ensino de evolução biológica na Escola ECIT Márcia Guedes Alcoforado de Carvalho, Belém-PB

Abstract

The present work, entitled “The Approach to the Theme “Biological Evolution” at the ECIT School. ENGª Márcia Guedes Alcoforado de Carvalho”, its main objective was to describe the approaches used by school teachers in teaching Evolution, taking as a reference several researches, which presented Biological Evolution as fundamental for understanding Biology, as well as the problems, recorded in their teaching and learning. The study was characterized as a qualitative – quantitative research, and was developed through questionnaires and content analysis in the textbook. The study was developed at the state school ECIT Márcia Guedes, the research subjects They were teachers from the public school system who teach the subject of Evolution. Questionnaires were used to collect data. In view of the data analysis, it was possible to see that the research did not point out unknown aspects of the literature, the teaching of Biological Evolution appeared as neglected, when it occurred, the classes were fragmented, with mistaken concepts. The results contributed to describing a scenario, with perspectives of continuity aimed at improving the teaching of evolutionary processes for teachers and students.