WebBio Teaching Project: Contributions of an Educational Website for learning in Biology
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.33871/23594381.2024.22.2.8499Abstract
Virtual learning environments, blogs and websites host various digital resources that can be potentially important in educational processes. This study aimed to investigate the contributions of a specific website to learning in Biology. We developed the WebBio website as part of a six-month teaching project. We constructed the research data using a Google form questionnaire. Ten students from the 3rd year of High School and Integrated Technical Education participated in the research carried out at IFTM - Uberaba Parque Tecnológico campus. The analysis of the empirical corpus had a qualitative approach using content analysis. The results indicate that educational websites can play a significant role in teaching-learning process by enabling interactions and dynamic sharing of information. Videos, activities and podcasts have great educational potential and, when combined with efficient design, ease of access, navigation and organization of information, can maintain students' motivation, interest and engagement. For research participants, videos linked to exercises were the website resources most used in their studies. The site proved to be a substantial tool for content review. Thus, this proposal suggests that websites can be relevant tools to aid studies, offering alternatives that enable more enjoyable and effective learning.