Abordagem da questão sociocientífica poluição por plásticos no ensino de química: uma análise de contribuições e limitações para a alfabetização científica e tecnológica de estudantes

Abstract

In this monographic work, we aim to analyze the contributions and limitations of a pedagogical intervention with approach of the Socioscientific Issue (SSI) Pollution by plastics for the Scientific and Technological Literacy (STL) of students. In this perspective, we developed a research of the pedagogical intervention type, we followed a qualitative approach of the data, and we counted with the participation of twenty-two students of the 3rd grade of the high school of a public school of the state network of Pernambuco. We followed three methodological steps: 1) planning the pedagogical intervention; 2) development of pedagogical intervention; and 3) data analysis. The data collection instruments were the asks related to the case entitled “The greatest environmental challenge of the 21st century”, and six guiding questions. Based on the analyzes carried out, we can highlight contributions and limitations of the pedagogical intervention with of SSI Pollution by plastics approach to the students STL. Among the contributions, we highlight the guiding questions and the activities developed in the pedagogical intervention, since we identified in the students responses the levels of practical STL and civic STL. Among the limitations, we point out the time dedicated to addressing the case, since it was not enough for the development of discussions capable of mobilizing the other socioscientific aspects that were associated with the issue in question, since we do not perceive significant advances in the students responses to the questions of the case, at the beginning and at the end of the intervention, and the fact that the case, the guiding questions and the activities developed do not involve aspects that could promote the level of cultural STL.