Banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO: FELLIPE ALBANO MELO DO NASCIMENTO

EXPERIMENTAL ACTIVITIES: IMPLICATIONS FOR SCIENCE TEACHING IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL EARLY YEARS

experimental activities; motivation to learn science; practical teaching strategies

Experimental activities can be considered one of the most important and widespread didactic strategies in science teaching. used for the purpose of diagnosis, reconstruction of alternative conceptions, or even as a promising proposal within a socio-interactionist ideal when applied in an investigative approach, these activities can be understood in different ways based on the way they are carried out. In view of this, the present study sought to answer different questions about this theme in line with science teaching. Among the objectives proposed here, our investigation analyzed the academic productions published in 5 journals of great relevance in science teaching in the last 10 years. In addition, we sought to assess the influence of students' motivation to study science, when we have the experimental activity as an extrinsic motivation factor within a self-determination theory perspective. multipurpose teachers on the use of this strategy in elementary school classes. among the results analyzed so far, it is possible to perceive experimental activities (ea) as promising strategies for motivation for science learning. The research allowed us to identify different ways of approaching ea and how they have been related to science teaching. Regarding the relationship of multipurpose teachers in relation to experimental activities, the results obtained here give us a perspective on the conceptions brought by 10 teachers from the early years of elementary school. Based on these conceptions, collected through opinions and interviews, we understand here the need for a more reflective look at initial training in pedagogy courses.