Ensino de biologia por meio de charges

Abstract

This paper reports on a qualitative research, which aimed to develop and analyze a didactic sequence designed to teach biology at the Youth and Adults, using cartoons as the main materials. For this, we conducted a case study with students of a class of high school of the National Program for the Integration of Professional Education with Basic Education in Youth and Adult Modality-PROEJA Federal Institute of Alagoas. The research was discussed in the light of the semiotic theory of Peirce and Andragogy theory that addresses learning in adults and the method of Paulo Freire. The proposed instructional sequence was performed in four classes and used three questionnaires, proposed activity, observations and records to collect data. The collected data were categorized and analyzed through triangulation of data. As a result, the survey revealed that the students' perception, the sequence was of good quality. The cartoons shown to be an effective educational material, especially at the point of promoting dialogue in the classroom to stimulate students' achievement. Finally, we can say that the instructional sequence developed and analyzed contributed to student learning and reflection.