A utilização do computador e softwares educativos no ensino de Química

Abstract

More and more, technology is becoming an important tool for the current society. School, as a society member, need to adapted and take its use in learning process. Thus, computer becomes be an educational tool, as supplementary resource in data achievement during knowledge construction. Chemistry is a science take as abstract, in this sense, there are many students with serious difficulty in assimilating its concepts. The use of educational software should supply such gaps, like this software could represent the theoretical and practical contents, bringing better understanding of Chemicals concepts. To verify how occur the use of computers in chemistry class, was performed a research with public and private chemistry classes/teachers based in Sorriso-MT city. During the investigation, was performed a survey about methodologies used and difficulties founds to integrates the use of computer in school environment, as well as, the teacher’s knowledge to use some educational software and how the technological resources could assist the construction and development of Chemical knowledge. Data collection was performed by quiz applied to chemistry teachers by using a semi-structured interview. By the obtained data, was verified that most teachers do not use computer or educational software as a support tool in learning process, being necessary capacitate them for they may have the domain use of these tools and taken all advantage that it’s can offer.