Abstract

SILVA, Alexandre Fernando da; FERREIRA, José Heleno  and  VIERA, Carlos Alexandre. Perspectives on teaching science in elementary and middle school: reflections on transformative education. Rev. Exitus [online]. 2017, vol.7, n.2, pp.283-304.  Epub May 16, 2019. ISSN 2237-9460.  https://doi.org/10.24065/2237-9460.2017v7n2id314.

The present work aims at discussing the teaching of natural sciences in the initial years of elementary education and level, its importance in the formation of citizens and in the social and economic development of the country. It initially describes a brief history and influences that permeated the teaching of science in Brazil and the construction of the legislation governing the current curricula. From this history trajectory, it presents the current context through government statistics and establishes comparison with Brazilian educational levels and international standards of reference in education. Faced with the described parameters, it discusses the causes of the national levels and didactic alternatives for improvement of the teaching, applicable in the daily routine of the classroom. Among these methodologies, teaching is focused on the formation of critical citizens who are aware of their status in the world through science and in the way that this teaching can be viable in the construction of a country with individuals with scientific knowledge and that are active in the face of the problems of society.

Keywords : Science Education; Transformative Education; Society.

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