USE OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY AS A FACILITATING STRATEGY FOR THE TEACHING-LEARNING PROCESS OF OPTICAL ISOMERISM IN SECONDARY EDUCATION

Abstract

Nowadays, society in general and schools are immersed in a reality marked by technologies in their most varied forms. Thus, the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICDTs) provides tools with the potential to help the teacher in the mediation process and in the teaching-learning process, bringing motivation, clarity and contextualization to the content taught. Thus, it is a valuable approach to the content of Stereoisomerism, which requires a certain degree of abstraction from the students to be understood. The aim of this work was to develop a didactic proposal for teaching Optical Isomerism using a simulation of a polarimeter developed using a "no code" platform (Adalo^®). The application was evaluated in terms of its use by applying a satisfaction questionnaire to a pre-university entrance exam class at a preparatory course in Baixada Fluminense. The impacts of using the app on learning/knowledge, motivation, enjoyment, and experiences perceived by users when handling the app were evaluated. The analysis of the results showed that the application was effective as an auxiliary tool in Optical Isomerism classes, as a motivational tool, being considered simple and intuitive by a large percentage of the participants, helping in the teaching-learning process of the subject Optical Isomerism.