Fármacos e automedicação: estratégias andragógicas no ensino de química orgânica na EJA

Abstract

This paper aims to present the planning, application and analysis of a teaching sequence to introduct Organic Chemistry theme. The teaching sequence was prepared and applied in light of the principles of Andragogy methodology at a Young and Adult Education (EJA), in which the topic drugs and self-medication was used as a path to the main theme. The application of this teaching sequence was conducted at senior year high school classes in EJA modality, at a public school in the city of Caçapava do Sul, at the state of Rio Grande do Sul - Brazil. This research is qualitative and the analysis sought to identify how the principles of andragogy: learning need, learner self-concept, role of experiences, readiness to learn, orientation to learning and motivation, were present and effectively contributed to the introduction of Organic Chemistry in this application. The categories were made from gathering speech fragments and solving the subjects' activities throughout the teaching sequence. This analysis allowed us to understand that inserting contextualization in organic chemistry teaching helped the students to learn introductory concepts such as carbon atom characteristics and classification, organic compounds representation, classification of carbon chains and also contributed to the debates and questioning of the practice of self-medication in classroom context. With this research, it could be observed that planning a teaching sequence from the study and appropriation of the principles, methods and techniques of Andragogy contributed to put the active adult student in the construction of knowledge, relying on the protagonism of them during the activities.