Uso de recursos digitais para o ensino de biologia na modalidade de educação especial

Abstract

The inclusion of students with special educational needs in regular education is a complex process that requires pedagogical measures adapted to the target audience, with one possibility being the use of Digital Information and Communication Technologies (DICTs). In this sense, the main objective of this project was to develop a pedagogical tool using DICTs for teaching Biology, aimed at special education students enrolled in high school. The research was developed with 12 (twelve) students from the Escola Estadual Professora Zilda Pinheiro da Silva, located in Mantena, Minas Gerais, in the 2024 school year, with the following steps being carried out: analysis of student performance, preparation of drama scripts for the creation of educational videos, creation of the videos, development of a ChatBot capable of interacting with the student and application of evaluation questionnaires. In this perspective, an educational product was developed, the purpose of which was to create a ChatBot that could interact visually and audibly with students, allowing the inclusion of students with visual or hearing impairments. Based on the results obtained in the research, it was concluded that the use of methodologies based on TDICs, especially ChatBot, can favor the teaching and learning process of Biology for students with special educational needs, assisting teachers in implementing inclusive pedagogical practices in basic education classrooms and promoting greater autonomy and critical thinking in special education students.