Abstract

OLIVEIRA, Camila Laranjeira Costa de; MENEZES, Maria Cilene Freire de  and  DUARTE, Olívia Maria Pereira. THE EVOLUTION THEORY TEACHING IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS NETWORK: analysis of the science teachers’ perception in elementary school. Rev. Exitus [online]. 2017, vol.7, n.3, pp.172-196.  Epub May 21, 2019. ISSN 2237-9460.  https://doi.org/10.24065/2237-9460.2017v7n3id353.

Although the Theory of Evolution is a subject of great importance for the understanding of subjects related to the different areas of the biological sciences, it is notorious the difficulty of understanding it, especially in the school context. Thus, the objective of this work was to investigate the teaching approach of this theory by science teachers in the final years (6th to 9th grade) of the public elementary school in “Senhor do Bonfim” city, Bahia State. It also aimed at identifying the teachers' conceptions on the subject and to raise the possible obstacles to the teaching of Evolution Theory in elementary school. The research is characterized as qualitative, using questionnaires composed of closed and open questions as instruments of data collection. The results showed limitations to the teaching of the evolutionary theory related to the teachers’ initial formation; barriers to the understanding of the Evolution Theory in the face of creationist conceptions and the teachers’ lack of understanding about the system of evolutionary theories. These observations indicate that the theory of evolution in elementary education is deficient and can contribute to the formation of misconceptions about the subject.

Keywords : Science teaching; Conceptions; Theory of Evolution.

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