Análise crítica da abordagem dos fungos em livros didáticos de uma escola pública da paraíba

Abstract

The didactical book constructs an essential tool in school ambience, which in many cases is the only material used as source of information, knowledge and reading orientation, complimentary texts and exercises. The Fungi group represents a relevance, duo to its diversity and many functions that it represents in nature, be it as decomposers or even its potential medicinal use, or as food. With the objective of analyzing the presence of themes themes on the Fungi groups in didactical materials, a descriptive and interpretive analysis has been made from the chapters that deal in the metter about these organisms in a didactical book utilized in public high schools of João Pessoa, Paraiba Brazil. The results show that most if the themes about the fungi are presented in superficial manner, restricting itself for definitions, explanations and various illustrations. Although the texts are clear and well organized, one can conclude that if offers little theorical support for promoting behavioral change or to fortify a broader knowledge about the diversity and importance of the representatives of the fungi found in the wild and in people’s everyday lives. In that way, the book acts more like a compiled of information rather than a effective guide of knowledge, and with that perspective is proposed in the end of this work an item of suggestions of possible activities for improvement of the theme about the content of fungi’s in the classroom.