Concepções dos (as) docentes e licenciandos (as) sobre possibilidades e desafios de uso do livro didático de Química

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to describe the conceptions of chemistry teachers and graduates about the possibilities and challenges of using the textbook. It addresses the book of Chemistry of High School that is included in the area of Natural Sciences and its Technologies. The discussion about the textbook is theoretically based on the National Textbook Program (BRAZIL, 2017), on the historical context of the textbook (SANTOS and FIGUEIRAS, 2011, p.364) and on the possibilities of using the textbook (LUCKESI, 1994). In this study the descriptive method and the content analysis are used. The results are presented in five sections: professors of chemistry, profile of chemistry graduates, conceptions of chemistry teachers, conceptions of chemistry graduates and challenges. From the analysis of the data were found registration units, which inform that the conceptions of the graduates and teachers as to the possibilities of use of the textbook of Chemistry: vehicle of communication, reusable instrument and critical form. The challenges the participants pointed out were the language of the book, a few copies of the book and a habit of using the book. Another worrying issue is that high school students do not understand the language of the textbook.