Dificuldades De Aprendizagem Dos Alunos Da 9ª Classe No Conteúdo Sobre Quantidade Em Química

Abstract

The issue of quantity in chemistry is considered very important for the study of Chemistry, as most substances used on a daily basis are quantified. And this theme confers knowledge of the quantitative aspects of substances. However, many Grade 9 students have difficulties in learning this content. Based on this narrative, the present investigation was conducted, which has as its starting point the research problem of what are the difficulties that students of the 9th Grade of Complexo Escolar Nº 1846 “Bom Deus – Lubango” face in learning the theme about quantity in chemical? The research object of study focused on the teaching-learning process of Chemistry in Grade 9 and the field of action was reflected in the difficulties in learning quantity in chemistry. The objective of the investigation was to diagnose the learning difficulties that students in the 9th grade of Complexo Escolar Nº 1846 “Bom Deus – Lubango” face in learning quantity in chemistry. The research design was exploratory-descriptive, empirically based and quantitative and qualitative in nature. The investigation had the participation of 16 Chemistry teachers and 72 students from the 9th Grade of the aforementioned school, who submitted the survey by questionnaire, it was possible to establish the difficulties that have been faced by students in learning quantity in chemistry. The investigation was aided by the use of theoretical, empirical and statistical methods. In this way, it is hoped that this work will be a starting point for overcoming the difficulties that frighten the teaching-learning process of quantity in Grade 9.