STUDY OF THE ANALOGIES PRESENT IN VOLUME ‘COMPOSIÇÃO E ESTRUTURA DOS CORPOS’ DA COLEÇÃO ‘SER PROTAGONISTA: CIÊNCIAS DA NATUREZA E SUAS TECNOLOGIAS’

Abstract

Analogies are instruments used in teaching that contribute to the success of teaching and learning processes, because they can make an unknown concept (target concept) be understood, when compared to a known concept (analogous concept). The dissemination of its use in Natural Sciences and their technologies textbooks has boosted the demand for evaluations on the way they are being used. Thus, this work aims to present results of a study on the analogies found in volume ‘Composição e estrutura dos corpos’, from the collection ‘Ser Protagonista: ciências da natureza e suas tecnologias’. After complete and detailed reading, we identified only three analogies in book. They were discussed and classified according to a system proposed by some researchers. Hardly any of them discuss important aspects related to their objectives. We highlight the importance and the need for more discussions on the use of analogies, especially in initial teacher training courses, so they can be used in a way that does not harm learning.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56238/sevened2025.036-075