NEUROSCIENCE AND EDUCATION: A GUIDE TO IMPROVE THE TEACHING PRACTICE OF BIOLOGY UNDERGRADUATES

Abstract

This article presents a brief study with an emphasis on neuroscience, more specifically on cognitive neuroscience, aiming to increase the pedagogical practices that are already carried out and discussing methodologies that fit with brain processing, as these tend to be more effective. The present study conducted a bibliographic review of articles published from 2010 to 2021 available on the Google Scholar platform, selected through the keywords: neuroscience, education, teaching degree, biology teaching. From this review, teaching and learning strategies that utilized music, drawing, and games to enhance lessons. All collected information was utilized in the development of a guide, which will serve as an aid tool for individuals who identify themselves as educators or prospective educators. This guide aims to understand how to learn and how to teach, in order to enrich pedagogical practice, in addition to highlighting the importance of knowing the development of the central nervous system. Finally, the information instrument was validated by educators responsible for the mandatory curricular components of teaching practice of the Licentiate in Biology course at IFB Campus Planaltina. These teachers answered to an online form about the educational guide generated and its contributions to teaching and learning. The results obtained from the questionnaire were very satisfactory, as they show the usefulness and importance of the proposals brought through educational guides, together with the use of didactic methods, as well as the accessibility of students to recreational methods whose benefits will be used in classroom.