BLUE QUESTIONNAIRE: PROPOSAL FOR AN EVALUATION INSTRUMENT ABOUT OCEAN LITERACY

Questionário azul: proposta de um instrumento avaliativo sobre alfabetização oceânica

Abstract

We are living in the Ocean Decade, which covers the period from 2021 to 2030, a moment marked by a global movement for research and actions in favor of ocean conservation. Aiming to contribute to the promotion of oceanic culture through oceanic literacy, this research was developed, which aims to present the concepts of oceanic culture, oceanic literacy and their connections with environmental education. Through classroom observation during the mandatory curricular internship, a lack of oceanic knowledge on the part of students in the second segment of Elementary School was noticed, which raised a question: how much marine knowledge do these students have? Therefore, a questionnaire is proposed as an instrument for evaluating oceanic knowledge to diagnose prior knowledge on the topic, aiming to develop educational activities consistent with the reality and demands of the target audience. The questionnaire was prepared through the experience of the curricular internship, based on the principles of oceanic culture. It is proposed to use a qualitative method, with open and closed questions and adapted for classes in the second segment of primary and secondary education. After the pilot questionnaire application stage, it was possible to observe that the students were interested in marine themes and demonstrated enthusiasm when talking about the topic.

Keywords: Oceanic culture. Ocean literacy. Assessment instrument. Environmental education.