Concepções de professores dos cursos de Química sobre as atividades experimentais e o Ensino Remoto Emergencial

Abstract

Due to the social isolation adopted around the world, in order to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a need to adapt the lifestyle of all people, including in educational institutions, whether in basic education or higher education. In this sense, this research aims to investigate the conceptions of university teachers about experimental activities and the difficulties faced by them for their development during Emergency Remote Education (ERE). To this end, during the months of May to July 2020, two online questionnaires were prepared, which addressed issues related to experimental activities and the ERE, and sent to the teachers of experimental subjects in the Chemistry course at a university in Minas Gerais. Through the results, it was evidencedthat the majority of the teachers pointed out very simplistic conceptions about the experimental activities, still centered in the manipulation of glassware and proof of theories. In addition, they mentioned that the biggest difficulties faced in the ERE are the restricted access to the internet, the high demand for activities in this period and the difficulty that students presented in developing autonomy in the teaching and learning process.