Uso do laboratório de ciências/biologia e formação docente: processos formativos identificados na literatura

Abstract

This paper discusses Biology Teacher Education and the use of Science/Biology Laboratory. These two themes interact with each other generating the following research question: What are the connections between Teacher Education and training for the use of Science/Biology Laboratory in Basic Education in published studies? Thus, the research aim is to investigate, in published studies, the connections between Teacher Education and training for the use of Science/Biology Laboratories in Basic Education. For this purpose, a qualitative bibliographic research was conducted, consisting of a Systematic Literature Review in the following databases: Capes Journals, Digital Library of Theses and issertations (BDTD), as well as in the proceedings of the National Meeting of Biology Teaching (ENEBIO) and in the Biology Teaching Journal (REnBio). The search for studies was conducted between 2018 and 2022, enabling the analysis of the most recent works on the topic. Thus, 6 studies were selected and analyzed through Content Analysis, resulting in three categories of analysis: Conceptions of the use of Science/Biology Laboratoriy; Limits and possibilities of Biology Teacher Education for the use of the Laboratory; and the Importance of the implications found in published studies. The obtained results made it possible to understand the challenges faced by teachers when using the Science/Biology Laboratories, the limits and possibilities of developing experimental classes highlighting the use of low-cost materials and different environments, as well as the involvement of universities in Basic Education contributing to a more egalitarian education. Thus, the study discusses the relevance of the Science/Biology Laboratories and Initial and Continuing Teacher Education that empower education professionals to work in these educational spaces and contribute to the academic and civic education of Basic Education students.