O ensino das representações cartográficas e suas simbologias no 6º ano do ensino fundamental: um estudo de caso na Escola Estadual Watson Clementino de Gusmão Silva

Abstract

This work aimed to analyze how cartographic literacy in the initial series supports the teaching of cartographic representations and their symbologies, with the purpose of verifying the use of cartographic symbology in school cartography teaching, with the purpose of analyzing the benefits in the teaching of geography in the initial grades, of the Watson Clementino School of Gusmão Silva, in Delmiro Gouveia, AL. Specifically, to review conceptual theoretical literature on Geography, Cartography, cartographic representations and symbology, as well as to raise and verify in the classroom how cartographic literacy happens in geography teaching; to apply questionnaires in the school under study, to know the reality of the teaching of geography; and compare the questionnaire with bibliographical readings, clarifying how the teaching of cartographic representations and their symbologies occurs in the 6th year of elementary school. For this research, the bibliographic research was used as a method of data collection, together with the application of questionnaires at school, the field work happened in September 2018, this study is exploratory, descriptive and is based on a qualitative and quantitative approach . In the analysis of the data obtained it was possible to identify the valuable importance of cartographic literacy in the initial series. In this process, it was emphasized that only with a quality education is it possible that this happens, but it was also stressed the need for general improvements in the teaching of the cartographic discipline, which is a challenge for the teaching of the school under study, since the lack of innovative resources associated with the absence of dynamic classes are the major obstacles to be overcome. Finally, with the completion of this work and with the questionnaires applied, it was possible to confirm that, in order for the student to understand and interpret the cartographic representations and their symbologies, cartographic literacy is of the utmost importance, since without it, these young people will be unsatisfactory.