Jogo de tabuleiro humano como abordagem didática no ensino dos processos evolutivos.

Abstract

The evolutionary theory ideas are the axis of organization of biological thinking, therefore becoming indispensable for various concepts understanding . Although so important, the teaching on evolution faces many difficulties such as, misconceptions about the nature of science, religious influences, controversial sight of the subject. Therefore, this study sought to investigate the effectiveness of a didactic human board game, as a method on teaching evolutionary processes. The survey was run in the city of Curral Velho-PB with eighteen third year high school students, from the Escola Estadual de Ensino Fundamental Coronel Zuza Lacerda, in June 2019, consisted of four stages, a questionnaire previously obtained the perception of the students. about evolutionary theory, a dialogued lecture on the subject, application of the human board game, and a post-game questionnaire to get students' assessment of the applied methodology. It was found that all students had heard about evolution, especially at school and on the internet, but only a minority could conceptualize evolution and its evolutionary factors, and none could describe Darwin and Lamarck's theories. The class was very productive, and there was a lot of student participation. The game proved to be a great support, on students' learning, as it increased the competition between them. Through the post-game questionnaire, was possible to conclude that the students liked the game a lot, because according to them it is a simpler and more enjoyable way to learn, besides attracting the students attention. It was also possible to verify that after the application of this work, ten students were able to conceptualize correctly what is Evolution. The pedagogical function of the game was proved during the work, showing that this strategy favors the attainment of knowledge in a joyful and pleasant way.