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Investigação Sobre O Ensino-aprendizagem De Química a Partir Da Temática “polímeros”
Summary
This Brazilian study examined how the topic of polymers appears in high school chemistry exams from 2020-2022, finding few related questions relative to the topic's scientific and environmental importance. The authors argue for greater emphasis on polymer science in basic education given its social and environmental relevance.
A temática Polímeros, no contexto atual, é altamente relevante, devido principalmente ao desenvolvimento científico, tecnológico e ambiental associado a aplicação de polímeros sintéticos em diversos materiais, e por consequência, os problemas socioambientais trazidos juntamente com estes avanços. A proposta deste estudo é analisar o ENEM (Exame Nacional do Ensino Médio) quanto à incidência de questões envolvendo a temática “Polímeros”. Os caminhos metodológicos deste estudo se subdividem em três etapas, na primeira etapa, foram identificadas e avaliadas as questões relacionadas ao tema proposto no ENEM (2020-2022), na segunda etapa, foram levantados os referenciais teóricos e os contextos utilizados na elaboração das questões, na terceira etapa, fora efetuada uma busca a partir da palavra-chave Polímeros (Polymers) na base de dados Web of Science (2020-2022). Nossos resultados indicaram uma baixa incidência de questões envolvendo o tema no ENEM, e a principal área científica abarcada pelo tema trata-se de Ciência de Materiais. O presente estudo apontou a necessidade de um enfoque mais significativo e direcionado na educação básica.
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