The Importance of Simple Experiments for Science Lessons and their Influence on the Teaching-Learning Process / A Importância dos experimentos simples para as aulas de ciências e sua influência no processo de ensino aprendizagem

• Main Authors: Afrânio dos Santos Freitas, Doraltt dos Santos Freitas, Jakeline Vieira da Silva, Josefa Neves da Silva, Taize Janiele dos Santos
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade Estadual de Alagoas 2018-09-01
• Series: Diversitas Journal
• Subjects: classroom practice; lecture; interaction
• Online Access: http://periodicos.ifal.edu.br/diversitas_journal/article/view/555

The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of the introduction of simple experiments in science classes with traditional teaching and its influence on the teaching and learning process, facilitating communication between teacher and student to break existing barriers in daily school life. The survey was conducted in two groups of 7 years of primary school, a school of public health system of Santana do Ipanema in which a pre-test were applied, and a post-test with semi-structured questions that addressed points regarding the process of metabolizing fungi. The 7th grade "A" was used as the test class the 7th grade "B" as the control group. The control class that is where the content was taught in the traditional manner with lecture and class test that where a simple experiment on the content discussed was applied. For data analysis, the chi-square, which consists of a hypothesis test that assesses the association between qualitative variables was used. The results revealed that there was an improvement in the results in both groups, highlighting an increase of 38.46% in the control group result after the presentation of content and an increase of 86.66% in the test group after application of classroom practice. The results from the practice shows the need to seek new methods that provide subsidies for the improvement of science education, providing student learning from the interaction between theory and practice.