História em quadrinhos sobre o Bioma Pampa em Ciências da Natureza : uma proposta para o ensino fundamental

Abstract

The use of Comics in Science classes allows to approach the contents in a playful way, providing the learning of scientific contents and stimulating reading, which is often a neglected skill in this area of knowledge. In this research, Comic Stories were used as a didactic resource in Elementary School, in a 5th grade class, from a school in the city of Dom Pedrito, in the region of Campanha Gaúcha in Rio Grande do Sul. In the methodological path, it was decided to collect data before, during and after the didactic intervention. Information about the students' profile was collected at the beginning of the didactic intervention through an instrument with open and closed questions. The learning assessment consisted of comparing the responses of students at the beginning and end of the didactic intervention using the questionnaire on the Bioma Pampa that presented open questions, in addition, the records made by them in the portfolios during the intervention were considered. The students' impressions about the use of Comics were evaluated through open and closed questions also collected at the end. Finally, the students' relationship with Nature was investigated through the questionnaire “my relationship with nature”, with one version applied at the beginning and another at the end of the didactic intervention and through the environmental inclusion scale also applied at the beginning and end of the course. Data analysis included the quantitative (univariate) and qualitative (content analysis, evaluative rubrics and word cloud) approaches. From the results obtained it was possible to verify that the students appropriated the concepts about the Bioma Pampa. In addition, the data indicated that students positively assessed the use of Comics in Science classes. There was also an increase in the students' relationship with Nature after the didactic intervention. Finally, it is highlighted that in this work, a comic book about the Bioma Pampa was made available to interested teachers and institutions as a product of this research.