THE NOTION OF PRAXEOLOGY AS A TOOL TO ANALYZE EXHIBITIONS IN SCIENCE MUSEUMS

Museums are EDUCATIONAL institutions, where teach and learning happens through EXHIBITIONS.

Theoretical framework to identify which knowledge is disseminated by exhibition: THE ANTHROPOLOGICAL

THEORY OF THE DIDACTICS and PRAXEOLOGY (Chevallard, 1991;2007).

Amazon Forest Diorama - Zoology Museum/USP

Theory

Technology

Diversity of species and ecosystems of the Amazon Forest

An ecosystem composed of different environments and great diversity of plants and animals, as well as different ecological relationships. The geographical distribution and the threats submitted to this ecosystem today.

Bueno, J.& Marandino, M.USP, Brazil

marmaran@usp.br

Target question: How do visitors perceive the

ideas and concepts of biodiversity in the Amazon

Forest diorama?

Intended Praxeology

task2: discriminate the diversity of insects

Type of task 2: Discriminate species that compose the diversity of animals of the Amazon

Foresttask1: discriminate a jaguar

technique 2: identify the species in the legend; observe, recognize, differentiate and classify

taxidermized species exposed in the diorama and showcase

Type of task 1: Recognize ecological relationships in the Amazon Forest

task: recognize the epiphytism

technique 1: identify organisms drawing in the legend, compare with the organisms exposed in the diorama and raise assumptions about cause

and effect

Theory: Diversity of species and ecosystem of the Neotropical Region