Banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO: CAROLINA MARIA BOCCUZZI SANTANA

Uma banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO de DOUTORADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : CAROLINA MARIA BOCCUZZI SANTANA
DATE: 28/07/2023
TIME: 09:00
LOCAL: REMOTO
TITLE:

Possibilities and challenges on biodiversity education though tree thinking: a study whith teachers from Brazil and Portugal

PAGES: 810
BIG AREA: Ciências Humanas
AREA: Educação
SUBÁREA: Ensino-Aprendizagem
SUMMARY:

The use of phylogenetic trees in Science and Biology education enables the exploration organism’s aspects from a perspective that considers their kinship, referred to as tree thinking. Thus, the aim of this investigation was to identify and analyze the main possibilities and challenges involved in teaching about the diversity of organisms through tree thinking. Consequently, the study aimed to investigate the representational, conceptual, and pedagogical possibilities and challenges that teachers from two different contexts, Brazil and Portugal, possess, through a semi-structured interview approach. The interviews were transcribed and analyzed using procedures for qualitative data analysis, including elements of Content Analysis. The results were organized in a multipaper format, comprising four articles. Regarding the representational possibilities and challenges, it was observed that not all representations constructed by the teachers corresponded to representations that were similar to cladograms. Furthermore, even the representations that resembled phylogenetic trees presented some alternative conceptions. In terms of teachers' knowledge, the majority of interviewed teachers recognized a phylogenetic tree and demonstrated a conceptual understanding of the topic. However, it was evident that some teachers encountered difficulties related to certain concepts, such as monophyletic groups, the location of the common ancestor, and the understanding of shared characteristics. Most of the interviewed teachers incorporated phylogenetic trees into their classroom instruction. The curriculum appears to influence the approach to the topic, as the timing of this instruction varies among Brazilian and Portuguese teachers, as well as the specific themes addressed through these representations. Additionally, teachers reported different activities and aspects of phylogenetic trees that they believed could facilitate student learning. Factors that also seemed to influence teachers' knowledge of the topic include issues related to the education of teachers who teach Science but have initial training in fields other than Biology, as well as the year of teachers' graduation. Therefore, we consider it relevant to invest in both initial and continuing teacher training so that even teachers who did not encounter this subject during their preservice teacher education can access this knowledge through other teacher education processes, thus enabling an education that helps students develop a tree thinking.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Presidente - Interno ao Programa - 2044591 - FERNANDA FRANZOLIN
Membro Titular - Examinador(a) Interno ao Programa - 1031422 - JOAO RODRIGO SANTOS DA SILVA
Membro Titular - Examinador(a) Externo à Instituição - MARIA DA GRAÇA FERREIRA SIMÕES DE CARVALHO - UMINHO
Membro Suplente - Examinador(a) Interno ao Programa - 1371962 - DANUSA MUNFORD
Membro Suplente - Examinador(a) Externo à Instituição - LEONARDO AUGUSTO LUVISON ARAÚJO