Teaching of cytology in high school: a study on the contribution of a teaching game

Authors

  • Américo da Silva Pereira de Souza Neto UERJ
  • Fátima Kzam Damaceno de Lacerda UERJ

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36661/2595-4520.2022v5n4.13066

Keywords:

Active methodology, Investigative teaching, Cell cycle, Biology teaching

Abstract

This article describes the concept of using a didactic game, about the cell cycle, with the objective of increasing the protagonism of students in the teaching-learning process, reducing the difficulty of understanding of the subject and increasing interest in biology classes. The game was applied to classes of the 1st and 2nd years of regular night-shifts state education and was made with easily acquired and low-cost materials. Despite the difficulties experienced after returning to post-pandemic classes, the result was overall positive. The students enjoyed the activity, corroborating the idea that the use of games can contribute to the construction of knowledge, especially in complex topics considered difficult, such as the teaching of cytology.

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Author Biography

  • Américo da Silva Pereira de Souza Neto, UERJ

    Especialista em Ensino de Ciências pelo IFRJ (2014). Graduado em Ciências Biológicas pela UNIRIO (2005). Atualmente é professor da SEEDUC/RJ possuindo experiência na área de Educação, com ênfase em Ensino, em escolas integral e técnica e de ensino regular e aluno de Mestrado Profissional em Ensino de Biologia pelo ProfBio-polo UERJ.

Published

21-12-2022

Issue

Section

Propostas Didáticas

How to Cite

SOUZA NETO, Américo da Silva Pereira de; LACERDA, Fátima Kzam Damaceno de. Teaching of cytology in high school: a study on the contribution of a teaching game. Revista Insignare Scientia - RIS, Brasil, v. 5, n. 4, p. 400–419, 2022. DOI: 10.36661/2595-4520.2022v5n4.13066. Disponível em: https://periodicos.uffs.edu.br/index.php/RIS/article/view/13066. Acesso em: 4 apr. 2025.