Banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO: MARIA DA CONCEIÇÃO VIEIRA DE ALMEIDA MENEZES

Uma banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO de DOUTORADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : MARIA DA CONCEIÇÃO VIEIRA DE ALMEIDA MENEZES
DATE: 12/11/2019
TIME: 09:00
LOCAL: LABENBIO
TITLE:

NATURAL SELECTION, ADAPTATION AND GENETIC DERIVA: APPROACH IN DIAGRAM BOOKS AND KNOWLEDGE OF KNOWLEDGE STUDENTS IN BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES IN THE UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE STATE

KEY WORDS:

Teaching of evolution. High school. Adaptation. Biological evolution.

PAGES: 141
BIG AREA: Outra
AREA: Divulgação Científica
SUMMARY:

Biological evolution is a subject which is supposed to be taught in Biology classes of Brazilian high schools. Taking into account its relevance to understand the evolutionary processes that occur in living beings and the obstacles that teachers have been facing in teaching evolutionary theory - either because of problems identified in the textbook or because of the difficulties faced by the students in understanding evolutionary theory itself -, this study sought to investigate three important subjects in biological evolution: natural selection, adaptation and genetic drift. The objectives of the study were: a) to analyze the approach taken by high school Biology textbooks approved by the National Textbook Program (PNLD – Programa Nacional do Livro Didático) 2015 and 2018 for natural selection, adaptation and genetic drift; b) to identify the typology of deep-learning exercises on natural selection, adaptation and genetic drift in the textbooks; c) To analyze the suitability of the visual resources in relation to the text; d) to identify the level of knowledge of first-year students majoring in Biological Sciences at the State University of Rio Grande do Norte (bachelor’s and teaching degrees) about natural selection, adaptation and genetic drift; e) to test didactic resources for teaching natural selection, adaptation and genetic drift with students in the third year of high school. The three axes of investigation in the study were: I – textbook analysis; II – assessment of knowledge of first-year Biological Sciences students from a public university; III – evaluation of didactic resources. The study’s methodological approach is quanti-qualitative. The results indicate that biology textbooks use terms to explain natural selection and adaptation which could lead the student to an understanding of biological evolution that reinforces mistaken ideas, often present in their prior conceptions. The knowledge of students about natural selection and adaptation are based on the idea of biological evolution in the lamarckist perspective and in the genetic drift, which is a subject poorly understood by the students. The didactic resources evaluated have contributed to encourage students to learn about natural selection, adaptation and genetic drift and to make possible a productive discussion, rectifying misconceptions about these subjects.

BANKING MEMBERS:
Presidente - 2200167 - MAGNOLIA FERNANDES FLORENCIO DE ARAUJO
Externa à Instituição - MARIA LUISA QUININO DE MEDEIROS
Externa ao Programa - 1997012 - RAQUEL CORDEIRO THEODORO