ACTIVE METHODOLOGIES IN THE INITIAL TEACHER TRAINING: SCIENCE TEACHING FROM ABP

Abstract

This study investigated in which aspects the active methodology of Problem-Based Learning (PBL), contributes to the initial training of Biology teachers. It consisted of a qualitative approach, which is close to action research. The information was obtained in a workshop, given to academics, in the Biology Degree course at the Federal University of Western Pará - UFOPA, in Santarém - PA, in the discipline of Teaching Biology I, when they experienced the methodological proposal. The results analyzed from the point of view of the pedagogue / researcher with a focus on teaching, indicated that: integrating active methods in the undergraduate program presents itself as promising, where reflections on teaching theories and practices in an integrated and contextualized way, indicated possible changes in face of the future pedagogical decisions.