QUIMITOON: CARTOON CHEMISTRY
Chemistry teaching. Digital technologies. Cartoons
The objective of this research is to understand the influence of digital
technologies used in the production of cartoons for chemistry learning. For the
production of data, we developed a teaching proposal entitled Quimitoon, which
worked on chemistry contents during the process of producing cartoons using
computers. The proposal was developed at the State University of Mato Grosso
(UNEMAT), at the Pedagogical Center of Vila Rica, with students from the 3rd
year of regular high school at the Maria Esther Peres State School. The data
produced were qualitatively analyzed based on the analytical induction method
and the Human-With-Media system. For the production of data, we used
manuscripts, observations, interviews, open questionnaire and analysis of
audios and videos of the activities performed during the development of the
teaching proposal. The theoretical references that guided the research were the
Humans-With-Media system, the Activity Theory and the Humans-With-Media
construct. The data indicate that, in the activity systems in which they are
present, digital technologies show protagonism in the learning process. We
arouse this protagonism for the possibility of acting in various roles from the
perspective of the Human-With-Media system. The analysis also indicated that
these technologies may cause a reorganization of the classroom context. These
findings lead us to believe that such factors are the main influences exerted by
the digital technologies used in the production of cartoons for the chemistry
learning process. The possibilities of protagonism and reorganization of the
classroom showed a direct relationship with the study proposal adopted by the
teacher. In this sense, the indicatives present in this work bring contributions to
the teachers 'reflection about the importance of the study proposal adopted by
them, for students' learning. The study proposal, linked to the use of digital
technologies, may lead to the emergence of expansive learning mini-cyclones,
or the process of culture reproduction.