Jogos na formação inicial de professores de biologia

Abstract

This research tried to investigate the contribution for the elaboration of games as a teaching strategy, adopted on the discipline Pedagogical Practices Workshops IV in the process of initial teacher training, from an analysis of the elaborated games and made by the research subjects. The topic was addressed in a qualitative research, of the kind action research, from four reflective self cyclic spirals. The research subjects were the undergraduates enrolled on the discipline OPP IV from the course of graduation in Biological Sciences of the Federal Institute of Science and Technology - Campus Ceres. Data collection was carried out through questionnaires, learning reports, conversation circles and discussions for future teachers while developing and manufacturing the games. The theorical framework that supports the research, corresponds to form undergraduates in Biological Sciences based on the theory of the reflexive teacher, reflecting on their own practice and use recreational resources to achieve the Meaningful Learning of Botanic curricular contents. The results have no generalization pretensions, but are valid for a group of teachers in initial training, in a specific context and time and can contribute to reflection involving other groups. The reflexive process was evidenced by the guidelines in the preparation of the games, enabling undergraduates to reflect on the games that were developing, in order that from these games, the interaction proportionated by playing could achieve the Meaningful Learning. This classification was performed based on four values mentioned by Kishimoto (2002), which are experimental, from structure, from relationship and playful. Most analyzed and classified games has medium potential to achieve the Meaningful Learning. In the subjects of this research vision, the games are advantageous, as well as assist in learning, are socializing activities that mobilize the attention of students to learn difficult to assimilate contents.