Produção e utilização de modelos anatômicos como ferramenta auxiliar de aprendizagem de conteúdos morfofuncionais no ensino médio: aparelho locomotor

Abstract

Learning anatomy and physiology are important for knowledge of the organism processes which affect people health. One of the most efficient and useful tools to intellectual development is the use of anatomic models that inserting the playful factor and promoting visual and manual contact with a teaching material. Nonetheless, the commercial anatomic models are too expensive to be purchased by public schools. The aim of this work was to produce alternative anatomic models and assess their impact on the learning of morpho-functional contents, specifically the Musculoskeletal System. This approach is not usually adopted in high school due to the Biology classes’ restricted time. The project was developed with the students at Escola Estadual Professor Clóvis Salgado in Cataguases-MG, as an extra-class activity, under the coordination of the teacher and author of the project. The pieces were shaped with Meire Bari tinting and alternative materials in their structure, such as reused and recycled materials of low cost. The models produced were used during active methodologies classes that promoting the student´s leadership. The perception questionnaire showed that 96,2% of students were encouraged to study and participate in the classes using the anatomic models. The students also showed more interest in the learning content, emphasized that the models have a good quality and agreed with material kinds used to make them. The most students (82,3%) thought that the alternative models were compatible with the real ones. The comparison between the pre and post-test shows that the learning process was meaninful, especially to students who participated to models produce. This group had a 22,44% better performance than the others students . The alternative anatomic models proved to be totally viable for application in public schools promoting impact on students` involvement during classes and cognitive gain associated with a low execution cost.