DYNAMICS IN THE CLASSROOM: INVOLVING STUDENTS IN THE PROCESS OF TEACHING - EXAMPLE WITH THE MECHANISMS OF TRANSPORT OF PLASMA MEMBRANE

The studies related to cell biology often face the difficulty of the students in understanding the subject, what can be associated with the lack of methodologies that make the subject more dynamic and accessible to the group. Considering that the understanding of basic concepts is fundamental for the comprehension of subsequent processes and keeping in mind the need to adopt techniques that make the study of microscopical structures and complex processes easier, studies report that the use of models, games or dynamics as a way to involve the student, making the subjects more assimilable. From this point of view, we discuss the utilization of a dynamic of easy access and application, created to be used with High School students, which teaches the basics of the Plasma Membrane and its Transport Mechanisms, as the students consider it difficult to understand. The authors were subjected to a documental analysis of their teaching practice, which showed that the activity helped them overcome several common problems in studies of the same nature, pointing the importance of more interactive educational practices.

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