ESTADO DA ARTE: ANÁLISE DAS DISSERTAÇÕES SOBRE O ENSINO DE BIOLOGIA PARA SURDOS

Abstract

In this work a state of the art master's dissertations with the theme of inclusive biology education for deaf students was made. The research was conducted on the Research Platform of Theses and Dissertations of the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES). Twelve papers were selected, related to the theme. Then the tabulation was done to obtain the necessary information. The highest concentration of works defended is in the Midwest with 41.7% (n = 5) of works, followed by southeast with 25% (n = 3), south with 16.7% (n = 2), north and northeast with 8.3% (n = 1). Distrito Federal and Rio de Janeiro concentrate most of the work, both with 3. Only one of the Universities is state, all the others are federal (n = 11). The defenses started only in 2007, and 2011 is the year with the highest number of presentations, with 4 masters defenses. Regarding the research themes, one paper investigated how teacher education takes place, two papers assessed how some teachers teach, two focused on creating a glossary of specific signals for biological terms, three researchers knew and evaluated the pedagogical practices adopted by teachers. and four works applied pedagogical practices to later evaluate their functionality with deaf people. The main challenges raised by researchers are the lack of specific signs for biology subjects and the lack of preparedness of many teachers and interpreters. It is concluded that the actions to be taken is a change in the curriculum of undergraduate courses, there should be a greater concern with inclusive education, and it is important to create a glossary with specific signs for biology content.