Perceptions in the field of visual deficiency in the context of experimental lessons

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André Luis dos Santos Menezes and Paulo José Menegasso

This article is the result of an investigation carried out during the period of two months in interdisciplinary activities, motivated by the process of insertion of two students with visual impairment in regular high school classes, in a public school in Brazil, with a proposal of experimental activities for the production of perfumes, focusing on the subjects of Chemistry and Mathematics, based on the theory of mental maps and its application in the field of visual impairment. The objective was to understand how the perceptions occur in a blind student, a partially blind student and another with, normal sight by having contact with experimental classes measuring volumes and performing mathematical calculations. Some concepts emerged spontaneously and were transcribed and investigated through Discursive Textual Analysis. The first results point to the relevance of experimental classes in the face of the reality of visual impairment, refraining, constructing and reconstructing the process of formation of concepts in the field of Chemistry and Mathematics, contributing to the inclusion and being able to be extended to other areas of knowledge.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.24327/ijcar.2018.15504.2831
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