Abstract

JANUARIO, Maria Derlandia de Araújo  and  MASSONI, Neusa Teresinha. Students' perceptions of what it means to be a student: Listening in the school environment and its implications for physics teaching. Ciência educ. [online]. 2025, vol.31, e25003.  Epub Feb 11, 2025. ISSN 1980-850X.  https://doi.org/10.1590/1516-731320250003.

This article features interviews with young individuals in a school setting, examined via the theoretical lens of Gimeno Sacristán, who perceives the student as a social construct and analyzes them to identify reflections in science education. We conducted focus groups with third-year high school students at a public school in Rio Grande do Sul to ascertain their perceptions of student identity. Content analysis revealed that students equate being good students with discipline, involvement, and adherence to regulations while seeing themselves as young people with diverse interests. Listening was found to be essential for promoting integration in the classroom, encouraging critical reflection on their roles, building trust between teachers and students, and proving to be a fruitful way to stimulate active participation in the argumentative dynamics of sharing scientific knowledge.

Keywords : Secondary education; Scientific knowledge; Student self-perception..

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