Uso de metodologias ativas para a aplicação de uma sequência didática sobre a dengue e suas notificações, no período de pandemia de covid-19 (2020-2022)

Abstract

The planning of teachers in basic education requires intense updating. In a world where information is just a touch away on screens, teaching methodologies also need to be revised as conventional methods often result in limited student comprehension. The didactic sequence (DS) is an auxiliary methodology for developing students' understanding of a particular subject. In this sense, given the increase in the number of dengue cases alongside the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2022, the present study aimed to apply a DS to 10th-grade students in a private school in Araguaína - TO, using active methodologies to assess the learning process of this content. A mixed-method research-action approach (qualitative and quantitative) was conducted. The DS on dengue, other arboviruses, and COVID-19 was implemented over four 50-minute face-to-face classes, including diagnostic assessment (word cloud), creation of mental and conceptual maps (flipped classroom), pre and post-tests (gamification), and development of mini-texts. The use of active methodologies sparked curiosity, motivated learning, and promoted student integration through the proposed activities. Considering that in a DS, students should be provided with the means to choose, act, and reflect, being active agents in their teaching-learning process, it is evident that the activities carried out contributed to learning about dengue arbovirus and its impacts during the COVID-19 pandemic.