Método Team Based Learning no ensino e aprendizagem de Química Inorgânica aplicada: uma visão sócio-interacionista

In this work, the Team-Based Learning (TBL) method was used for the application of a mini-course on luminophores based on rare earths, given to new students in the Chemistry Degree course at FCT/UNESP. At TBL, students' development is promoted through group work and the improvement of their own individualities. This method is lined up with Vygotsky's theoretical framework, which establishes a narrowing between language and thought, and a threshold between what an individual is capable of doing alone and what it is capable of doing with external assistance, called the Zone of Proximal Development, ZPD. Such concepts were considered during the mini-course, generating data that was collected in the form of questionnaires and audio recordings. The results indicated that the collective work stands out over the individual one. These conclusions agree with what was proposed by the adopted method and also with the theoretical framework, that is, group work promotes improvements in student learning.