A representação social de alunos do ensino médio sobre aulas de química vista a partir de redes complexas
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2024-07-23
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Costa, Wesley Andrade
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Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo
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The objective of this work is to identify the social representations of high school students regarding the inductive term “Chemistry class”. It is essential that the school is a place that encourages critical thinking, however, there is disagreement about the true function of the school. The teaching of Chemistry plays an important role in this construction of critical thinking, a good understanding of the content in the discipline contributes to the formation of a critical perception in relation to the knowledge that exists in everyday life. Quality training must adequately provide knowledge so that high school students can participate effectively in social and professional life. This research was based on the Theory of Social Representations in the structural approach of the central nucleus, with complementary support from the Theory of Complex Networks. The research participants were students aged 15 to 19 at the Federal Institute of Espírito Santo on the Ibatiba Campus. All participants were considered a social network, which corroborates the analysis of complex semantic networks. With the results in hand, the data was triangulated between the prototypical analysis, centrality and metrics of the complex network and the content analysis, which helped us identify the central elements of social representation (RS) and their meanings for the group studied. The triangulation process allowed us to conclude that “Chemistry classes” produce a SR with serious effects in relation to the emotions of the students studied. It can be seen that the school investigated is a school focused on scientific knowledge and not just social acceptance, however, we realized that reception should be provided to remedy the lack of learning in previous moments. The SR that students share about Chemistry classes is that it is a complex subject and the content is difficult to understand. The complex networks approach to data analysis proved to be effective, serving as a complementary indicator in identifying the knowledge constructed and shared by students.
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Ensino de química , Representações sociais , Redes complexas