Concepção dos alunos do ensino médio sobre a evolução biológica

Abstract

The term evolution, in general, is seen as a paradigm for many students. During the formative years of high school, the subject is approached in many different ways within the discipline of Biology and is influenced by numerous factors, such as social and religion. The aim of this study is to know the conception of high school students of a private school on the theme Biological Evolution. A questionnaire containing open and closed questions was applied to the students so that they could answer questions concerning the grades that this subject occupies in the educational strata and general knowledge about the proposed and studied theme. The school grade in which the students are was not taken into account, allowing an overview of what was proposed. The results show that most of the students have erroneous and confused concepts on the topic. Furthermore, the influence of media and religion, in some cases, contribute to the presented results. The insertion of new possibilities within the classroom as the History and Philosophy of Science, can contribute to the improvement of the thematic.