Relação entre a formação docente para os anos iniciais e a concepção dos professores sobre o ensino de ciências

Abstract

This research aimed to establish possible relationships between teacher formation in pedagogy and teachers’ conception on science teaching in primary school. In this way, we carried out the characterization of the main aspects suggested in the National Curriculum of Natural Sciences. Four primary school teachers were chosen as subjects of the research, from whom their respective institutions were identified and their Pedagogy curricula were characterized. The contents of the disciplines related to science teaching were also analyzed. Based on semi-structured interviews and on the application of repertory grids, investigations were carried out concerning the conceptions of those four teachers on science teaching, using the Personal Construct Theory of George Kelly as the main theoretical and methodological framework. Through the data constructed during the research process it was possible to identify some relationships between the formation process of these teachers and their perceptions of what is to teach science, which were not considered enough for the implementation of a problem-solving teaching style. Such understanding derives from the fact that, despite the efforts carried out by the educational institutions, there are still many gaps in the formation process of Sciences, especially in relation to conceptual content and teaching strategies. In order to reach this objective, it is considered relevant to organize disciplines’ summaries more in accordance to what is proposed by the National Curriculum of Natural Sciences.