Análise das concepções de meio ambiente dos estudantes do curso de licenciatura em educação ambiental na Universidade Eduardo Mondlane

Abstract

The work aims to analyze the mental models created by the students of the course of Environmental Education in relation to the environment. This is an exploratory research, because it allowed the familiarization with the subject as well as provided an overview, of a type approximate, about the environmental conceptions created by the students. This survey is quantitative since the data collection was done through drawings that allowed us to quantify the information obtained, whose analysis was based on quantitative methods. O data collection procedure was done through the application of DAET-R and the technique of quantitative analysis. 108 students participated in this study, distributed in different levels (1st year – 5th year), from work to post-work. The results of this study allowed find that about a third of the LEA students who participated in the study, have a complex environment concept, which encompasses the four dimensions of DAET-T (biotic, abiotic, built environment and human factors). This means that students have a holistic view of the environment, which can contribute to the resolution of environmental problems in their communities and the higher the level, the more complex the concept presented by the students.