Morcegos e educação ambiental: possibilidades de ensino dialógico/problematizador e a construção de uma nova percepção

Abstract

The lack of knowledge lead to difficulties in the relationship between man and environment, and point demands of educational activities aimed at forming citizens aware of the need to respect animals, such as bats, and environments that surround them. This study aimed to verify the perception of bats students of the 5th year of primary education in municipal schools of Rio Verde de Mato Grosso-MS, and stimulate changes in perception through educational activities in order to promote the construction new knowledge and awareness of the need for conservation of the species. The didactic sequence structured from Three Pedagogic Moments (3MP) (DELIZOICOV, 2009) mobilized knowledge in science education through environmental education, promoting the implementation of Paulo Freire's educational concept, whose principle use in a reflective education, dialogic and problematical. The methodological approach had a quantitative approach, to outline the aspects to be considered in the qualitative analysis carried out in the interpretation of the dialogues, texts and drawings, using the Categorical Content Analysis (BARDIN, 1977). The didactic sequence was divided into 12 educational activities, with a total of 11 hours and 30 minutes of application, with 22 students participating. The use of different methodological tools and educational resources was significant, because in addition to verify the process of change in the perception of the bats allowed to bring consideration of new proposals in the educational field. The instruments have identified the various language skills of the students, and the various obstacles in the field of writing, which can determine difficulties in the teaching-learning process. The work reinforced the interdisciplinary aspect in the search for a critical environmental education and transforming through other areas of education as Portuguese, sciences and arts. It was possible to suggest some changes in the perception of students in relation to bats, are about eating habits, characteristics, relationships of this animal group with environmental quality. This study made it possible to start a process of reflection on why a judging choice for a group of animals also is inserted in a environment (natural and man-made environment), and which in turn is directly related to issues affecting the man himself, for example, forest conservation and environmental resources, and which are essential for the long awaited quality of life.