Banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO: JÉSSICA BITTENCOURT FRANÇA

NATURAL SCIENCES IN DEAF EDUCATION: A STUDY ON TEACHING PRACTICE

Natural Sciences. Deaf. Teachers. Elementary School

Studies aimed at the education of Deaf students, aimed at the practice of hearing teachers, deaf teachers and Libras Interpreting Translators (TILS) are significant for the municipality of Vilhena, Rondônia, since, currently, there is a growing number of students deaf students[1] enrolled in the public education system, making the research of great relevance to deaf studies, with this we have as a central problem of investigation: how is the process of teaching Natural Sciences to deaf students in a state school in Vilhena? To answer this and other questions, the research has as its general objective: to analyze the practices of hearing teachers, Deaf and TILS teachers from the State School of Elementary and Secondary Education Deputado Genival Nunes da Costa[2] from the municipality of Vilhena, Rondônia (RO), in teaching of Science in deaf education. To achieve the objective, the research has the following specific objectives: 1) Research the initial and continuing training of teachers (hearing and deaf) and TILSP who work with the Science discipline in deaf education; 2) Investigate the methodology and strategies used by teachers (hearing and deaf) and TILSP in Science classes; 3) Analyze the relationship between current legislation, theoretical references, annual lesson plan and teaching criteria adopted by teachers (hearing and deaf) and TILSP; 4) Compare the narratives of science teachers (hearing and deaf), TILSP and deaf students in their perception of science teaching practices. The research was developed using a qualitative methodological approach based on narrative analysis, discussed by Batista; Gomes (2021), Paiva (2008) and Bloch (1997). In order to answer the central problem of the research, we used a school as a reference, based on interviews with the teaching staff and students, we were able to analyze the initial and continued training with a focus on teaching Natural Sciences, as well as training in Libras for working with Deaf students, with a lack of training in both areas, who therefore face some difficulties in working with students. Therefore, educators develop their own strategies, using visual resources collected via the internet, as they point out that the textbook and school materials are not enough for this.