O jogo didático Isogames no estudo da isomeria em compostos orgânicos: indícios de aprendizagem
Resumen
Historically, the traditional approach about contents has been criticized for its limitations
regarding to the scientific knowledge. In this conception, Science is decontextualized and
uncritical. Therefore, the teaching and learning contribute just a little to keep the interest and
motivation in students. In this sense, this research aimed to identify the evidence of learning
about isomerism in organic compounds, based on the execution of the educational game
called ISOGAMES, based on problem solving and interdisciplinarity. The interest in the
study of the theme arose from the analysis of my own practice, because, several times, the
students had difficulty understanding concepts related to isomerism. Thus, this research was
guided by the following question: Which evidences of learning, about isomerism in organic
compounds, can be identified, through the execution of the educational game ISOGAMES,
based on problem solving and interdisciplinarity? To get to this, the qualitative research
involved the participation of forty sophomore high students of the full time Chemistry
course, in one of the Technical Schools (ETECs) in the state´s countryside of São Paulo. The
game itself was used for obtaining and analyzing the datas themselves; it was used Concept
Maps (MCs) to the themes like adrenaline, aspartame, trans fat and vitamin C; the speeches
of the involved ones and the answers to the problem questions. To identify the evidence of
learning were analyzed the MCs built by the participants and, using the same resource were
created MCs for each of the themes. It was indentified three categories, namely: development
of criticality; disciplinary conceptual understanding (isomerism; enantiomers) and, finally,
construction of interdisciplinary and contextual meanings about isomerism in organic
compounds. The results indicated that the educational game ISOGAMES revealed
contribution and potential for learning concepts about isomerism in organic compounds, since
it was conceived from an interdisciplinary and investigative perspective. As an educational
product resulting from this Dissertation, this game reflects the relationship between theory
and practice and the breaking of disciplinary boundaries.
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