Technological pedagogical content knowledge mobilized by residents when using applications in science teaching practice

Abstract

Technologies and the benefits of digital resources became a mandatory part of the school with the arrival of the Common National Curriculum Base (BNCC). This question led to the development of research in the Graduate Program in Education (PPGEd) from Federal University of Piauí (UFPI), with the general objective of analyzing how do residents from the Nature Sciences area, at Federal University of Piauí, use mobile applications in teaching practice to integrate the Technological Pedagogical and Content Knowledge. The research is characterized as a qualitative approach, specifically, as an action-research case study according Moreira (2011). Undergraduate six students from the Licentiate Degree in Natural Sciences and residents from the Pedagogical Residency Program. To make data production, we used online questionnaires and collective interview techniques. The data was organized into thematic units, and the analyzis of the research data is presented based on elements of Bardin's content analysis (2011) and the interpretation from the point of view of dialectical hermeneutics. The research results point to evidence of the mobilization of TPACK by residents when using the application in educational practice.