Os interesses e posturas de jovens alunos frente às ciências: resultados do Projeto ROSE aplicado no Brasil. / The interests and attitudes of young students towards sciences: results of Project ROSE applied in Brazil.

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2008

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The lack of research tools which really evaluate the quality of science teaching in Brazil is concealed. The application of an international instrument which grants the evaluation of young studentsinterests and postures towards sciences and technologies (S&T) is the main purpose of this work as well as an important step related to the discussion of this issue. ROSE - The Relevance of Science Education - is a questionnaire applied to 15-yearold students from several countries which helps us confirm hypothesis, understand patterns and outline tendencies as to the teaching of sciences. The development of a Brazilian version of the ROSE questionnaire enabled this study in the country. The device was applied in 2007 to 652 students in the cities of São Caetano do Sul/São Paulo State and Tangará da Serra/Mato Grosso State, helping emerge objective elements about the reality of science teaching in quite different Brazilian contexts (urban/industrialized x rural/agricultural). The study revealed that these youngsters evaluate science study as interesting; however, the possibility of taking science as a professional career has shown low interest. Their analysis also made it clear that most girls show more interest in topics related to health while boys give preference for themes related to technology and physics, as well as those entailed to environmental protection. On the other hand, neither boys nor girls show much interest in botany or agriculture, much less in those related to Science History. These young students recognize the importance of and are interested in environmental matters and challenges. The São Paulo students accept their responsibility as to environmental issues and claim for a societys bigger involvement with environmental protection; they do not believe that the S&T can solve all these problems, either. However, they are full of hope towards the future of the planet and mankind. The students of the state of Mato Grosso, differently, do not include themselves as responsible for environmental problems and relegate to specialists the duty of taking the necessary changes. They also believe in the S&T power in terms of these changes; however, they confess to be less trustful in their success. The ROSE opens up clear evidences that science teaching needs changes and contributes to the intention of re-defining Brazilian priorities for the refinement of science teaching. It reveals data that, added to the ones already enrolled in previous researches, allow the follow-up of the discussion of this theme in safe grounds.

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ensino de ciências avaliação educacional curriculum remodeling science and technology interesse dos estudantes interesting in science reforma de currículo s&t rose ciência e tecnologia rose educational evaluation c&t science teaching

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