EDUCATORS' PERCEPTIONS ABOUT GEOGRAPHY TEACHING METHODOLOGIES IN MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS

Abstract

The present study presents an analytical approach to the methodologies used by educators in the teaching of geography. With the intensification of changes and transformations in the educational scope, specifically in the teaching of geography, the predominance of the traditional method is still observed. Thus, the main objective of this study was to analyze the methodologies of teaching Geography in elementary schools in municipal public schools in São Luís Gonzaga do Maranhão. For the development of this study, at first, a bibliographic and documentary survey was carried out (PCN's and BNCC), which was based on the reflections of geographer authors. In the second moment, the field research was carried out, through the application of questionnaires with the teachers and analysis of their monthly plans in municipal schools: E. M. João Sales; E. M. Reunida Herculano Parga and E. M. Luiz Rocha, located in the city center. Faced with the lack of didactic/technological resources in schools, the book stands out as the main and most used resource, however, it is insufficient for the demand of geographic contents. In this sense, the classes have become boring and without dynamics, which has caused the students' lack of interest in the discipline. It is concluded, therefore, the need for reflections that can change the school reality, with the inclusion of new teaching methods, so that it is possible to break with the apathy of teaching and improve the teaching-learning process of geography.