Conceptions of the Sciences discipline from educators and students, and identification of the teaching strategies of Sciences in a school located within the ‘Fundação de Atendimento Socioeducativo’ in Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil

Abstract

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.14244/19827199651

In the present study, we analyze the conceptions of the Sciences discipline of educators and students from Basic Education in a school within a unit of restriction of freedom in the municipality of Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil. Furthermore, we sought to identify which strategies were adopted to teach Sciences in this environment in order to provide a process aimed at rehabilitation and scientific literacy. Data were collected through semi-structured questionnaires and qualitative assessment was carried out according to content analysis. The results showed that the conceptions of the Sciences discipline were varied and extensive, specially those of students. It was possible to observe that the teaching strategies used may hinder the process of scientific literacy, probably because of the security issues within the school. However, as an alternative to overcome these problems, we suggest the continuing education of teachers and the development of educational strategies from the use of the Sciences discipline as a tool to make lessons more interesting and promote civic education.

Keywords: Teaching Sciences, Conceptions, Places with restriction of freedom.