A utilização de vídeo e trilha como instrumentos de Educomunicação na APA da UFAM

Abstract

Many communication instruments may be used as educative tools, in addiction to the contents shown in class and promoting the approximation between the students and the studied objects. To name the utilization of such tools in the educative process, was created the term “educommunication”. This educative proposition has as main goal to familiarize the students to the taught contents, by using a participative didactic, based in the utilization of communicative instruments that shows their realities. The following research has used two instruments, the educative video and the trail within the forest, about the Environmental Protected Area in which the Amazonas Federal University is located. Such instruments were presented to the students and the knowledge acquired by the students was measured. The evaluation of the efficacy of both instruments constitutes the main goal of the research. The students answered a questionnaire related to the environmental protected area and about its species. Afterword, they have watched the video or gone to the trail, and answered the questionnaire one more time, and the results were compared. Was chosen aleatory classes of different majors to participate of the research. The comparison of both results, such as the behavior and reactions of the students during the video or the trail indicates that the video is most effective in fixing the contents, Nevertheless, the trail is most effective to make the students realize about the importance of protecting the environment. Only 6% (16) od 225 students have answered that already known that the Campus is located within a protected area. The insertion of them in the forestall fragment and the exhibition of contents related to the local reality of the students are important to develop their curiosity which will lead them to have more attention about the environmental questions. So, It is necessary techniques of educommunication, which is not only effective, but also necessary, to despertate the environmental conscience of the students.