Musicalizando a Biologia: exploração de letras musicais sob a perspectiva CTSA na formação inicial docente

Abstract

The present research aimed the general objective to contribute to the initial teacher training in Biological Sciences about the use of music as a teaching resource involving environmental issues, exploiting it for their potential Science, Technology, Society and Environment (STSE) and contributions to the scientific literacy. The methodological research paths outlined by applying workshops with presential and not presential meetings, in which there were theoretical and methodological guidance on the exploitation of music and characterization of them as to their potential for Science teaching. In the workshops were used songs, produced parodies and teaching units by licensees, which were evaluated for the existence of elements in the STSE perspective. This production has provided subsidies to assess the workshop contribution to the teachers in training, and in the disclosure of difficulties and potentialities as for the use of music in this teaching approach. The analyses of musical lyrics, parodies and teaching units occurred through established criteria based on theoretical references about the use of music as a teaching resource ((FERREIRA, 2010; CORREIA 2003; BARROS et. al, 2013), the STSE approach (AIKENHEAD, 1994; SANTOS, 1999) and scientific literacy domains (SANTOS, 2007; SOARES, 2004; NORRIS e PHILLIPS, 2003), as well as elements of Bardin’s analysis and discourse analysis. The results indicate that the songs have potential to discuss relations amid the science, technology, environment and society,which contributes to the formation of full knowledge and scientifically literate individuals. On the other hand, showed that the licensees had difficulties to explore these relationships in the lyrics of songs and constructions of parodies and teaching units, limiting to the conceptual aspects and the sensitizing character. Therefore, these results reflect the need to integrate knowledge and experience of different teaching resources in the initial training of science teachers by providing the subsidies and guidelines as to its use in the context of different teaching approaches.