ERIC Number: EJ1183248
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
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The Scientists and Their Contribution to Science Education in Rio De Janeiro Countryside Schools
Espindola, Cristiane da Silva Oliveria; Velloso, Andrea
Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences, v13 n2 p363-374 2018
The objective of this work was to promote a closer relationship between students who never had contact with a scientist. Two simple questions were selected to be answered experimentally in the school laboratories: How important are the pigments in plants? Which molecules make up the food? Two Scientists from UFRJ, who research in these areas, participated in the real-time experimental activity, by video conference. Then, the scientist and the students talked freely, whose goal was to know both the school and science in daily reality. A semi-structured interview was conducted with students before and after the experiments. We perceived two anchors in the discourse of them: i) the humanisation of the scientist and ii) science driven by questions. The facts strongly suggest the need for direct interventions in the school environment and the offering of a rapprochement between university-scientist-school for the implementation of effective science education.
Descriptors: Scientists, Science Education, Change Agents, Plants (Botany), Molecular Biology, Experimental Programs, Videoconferencing, Semi Structured Interviews, Student Surveys, Student Attitudes, Pretests Posttests, Humanization, Questioning Techniques, Intervention, Science Process Skills, College Science, Teaching Methods, Educational Cooperation, Foreign Countries, Qualitative Research
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Brazil
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