Educação de surdos e ensino em ciências : estudo de caso em Santa Vitória do Palmar/RS

Abstract

The dissertation presents a research linked to the master's course of the Graduate Program in Teaching Science and Mathematics at the Federal University of Pelotas. The research includes a case study, with the objective of knowing and analyzing the context of education for the deaf in schools in the municipality of Santa Vitória do Palmar/RS, presenting possibilities to develop inclusive education in Science teaching. The methodological route involves qualitative analyses, based on content analysis. The research corpus involved interviews with subjects who were directly linked to the education of the Deaf in the municipality of Santa Vitória do Palmar/RS, among them: teachers, Libras interpreters, Deaf people, relatives of Deaf people, and the SMED special education coordinator. During the analyses, two categories emerged: i) The perceptions of different subjects in Deaf education and Science teaching; and ii) Barriers and communicative possibilities in the school environment. The study shows the complexities in the process of inclusion of the Deaf in inclusive schools, as well as the importance of innovative pedagogical practices, which allow the student to interact with other subjects in the classroom, not restricting their socialization only with their Libras interpreter. Finally, the dissertation involved the planning of an educational product, taking into account the importance of bringing teachers closer to deaf students, based on which the elaboration of a glossary on the human body will be sought, with specific signs of the discipline of Science for that teaching professionals (Libras interpreters and teachers) can appropriate this material, and be able to present specific signs of Science content to the Deaf. The product was presented and validated by some research participants, who highlighted the importance of this material as a didactic resource in science teaching and learning.