Teaching and learning chemistry what for?

Authors

  • Rosangela Inês Matos Uhmann UNIJUÍ
  • Isaura Isabel Conte UNIJUÍ

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5902/19846444918

Keywords:

Chemistry, school, daily live.

Abstract

This article reflects upon the school learning of chemistry and its meaning for for day-to-day applications. Common sense poises that such learning is less contributive to people who are not directly related to this area. Methodologically, the analysis and reflections are from the daily practice in a chemistry classroom, and also from the insertion of Peasant Women’s Movement (PWM-RS) as well as the function in popular education. The data presented derives from observation as well from written registers in field journals, from the school evaluative process, to classroom practice and within the popular Movement, especially in women’s meetings. As a result, we argue for a necessary individual and group commitment to the school and other educational spaces beyond it in order to re-connect theory and practice in teaching. In relation to the conclusions, it is possible to affirm that chemistry has been more outside than inside the formula of books, but this does not means that it has been excluded from school. It is necessary to visualize chemistry in a wider context and expand its connection with students’ life and context.

Author Biographies

Rosangela Inês Matos Uhmann, UNIJUÍ

Autora: Rosangela Inês Matos Uhmann

Professora em exercício na Rede Pública, na Escola Estadual de Educação Básica Érico Veríssimo. Graduada em Ciências no Ensino Fundamental e Química no Ensino Médio. Especialista em Química, Área: Educação Química. Mestranda em Educação nas Ciências, todos pela Universidade Regional do Noroeste do Rio Grande do Sul - UNIJUÍ.

E-mail: rosquimica@bol.com.br

Endereço para contato: Rua Independência, 840. Centro. CEP 97970 000 Roque Gonzales, R/S, Telefone: 55 3365 1087

Isaura Isabel Conte, UNIJUÍ

Co-autora: Isaura Isabel Conte

Mestranda em Educação nas Ciências pela Universidade Regional do Noroeste do Rio Grande do Sul – UNIJUI. Graduada em Pedagogia pela Universidade Estadual do Rio Grande do SuL –UERGS. Educadora popular, camponesa, militante do Movimento de Mulheres Camponesas. E-mail: isauraconte@yahoo.com.br

Endereço para contato: Rua do Comércio, 2300. Bairro Universitário. CEP 98700 Ijuí, R/S. Telefone: 55 9923 7674

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Published

2011-09-06

How to Cite

Uhmann, R. I. M., & Conte, I. I. (2011). Teaching and learning chemistry what for?. Education, 36(2), 265–278. https://doi.org/10.5902/19846444918

Issue

educação, v. 36, n. 2, maio/ago. 2011

Section

Continuous Demand

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