Banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO: MÁRCIO GELDEON SOARES SILVA

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STUDENT : MÁRCIO GELDEON SOARES SILVA
DATE: 27/12/2024
TIME: 14:00
LOCAL: meet.google.com/hsj-rpdf-uap
TITLE:

The Public Image of Chemistry: A Study on the Views of Chemistry Education Students and Their Implications for Teaching and Science Communication

KEY WORDS:

Public Image of Chemistry; Nature of Chemistry; Science Communication; Teacher Education

PAGES: 114
BIG AREA: Ciências Exatas e da Terra
AREA: Química
SUMMARY:

Philosophical reflections on chemistry, its distinctive character in relation to other sciences, and its social impacts throughout history, are important for promoting a richer and more authentic view of the discipline, both for teachers and students. Addressing epistemological issues can foster reflections on the public image of chemistry, moving away from reductionist conceptions that associate it with stereotypes, environmental disasters, and other negative connotations disseminated in society, and also within the scientific community. The aim of this study was to investigate how chemistry education students understand issues related to the nature of chemistry through the problematic exploration of aspects of the public image of chemistry, and its implications for teaching and science communication. The research followed a qualitative approach and pedagogical intervention research, from planning to the implementation of empirical data collection stages, conducted in the context of a training course for chemistry undergraduates at the institute of chemistry (IQ) of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN). The data collection instruments included a questionnaire, written outputs from didactic-pedagogical activities, and recordings of discursive interactions with participants over four consecutive days of the course, totaling ten hours. The data were organized and examined using Discourse Textual Analysis (DTA), supported by a heuristic tool for analyzing conceptions of chemistry. The preliminary results revealed a diversity of meanings and ways of thinking about chemistry, categorized in a conceptual profile model that, in addition to identifying conceptions of chemistry, proved useful for analyzing the public image of chemistry in epistemological and sociocultural terms, expanding the characterization beyond the positive-negative dichotomy. Furthermore, the experience suggested indications that linking the public image of chemistry with aspects of the nature of chemistry can contribute to epistemological grounding in teacher education.

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