Articulação entre o letramento informacional e prática de produção textual na educação básica: a plataforma sala dos professores como espaço de formação docente

Abstract

This research is situated within the scope of the professional stricto sensu master’s program in Teaching in Basic Education (PPGEEB/CEPAE) at the Federal University of Goiás (UFG) and is integrated into the research line Theoretical-Methodological Conceptions and Teaching Practices. In view of the decline in top-scoring essays in recent years and considering the difficulties reported by basic education professionals in teaching the structure of the argumentative essay writing, this study aims to implement the Sala dos Professores Platform : a support space for portuguese language teachers in Basic education’.”. The educational product consists of a pedagogical support tool focused on essay writing instruction and intended for Portuguese language teachers, with the purpose of promoting teaching practices aligned with the demands of the information society and the conceptual foundations of Information Literacy. To this end, the study draws on the works of Bakhtin (2006a; 2006b), Koch (2000), Marcuschi (2011), Geraldi (1997), Antunes (2003), Campello (2009), Demo (2021), Gasque (2012) e Kuhlthau, Maniotes e Caspari (2015) as well as normative documents such as the National Common Core Curriculum (Brasil, 2018) and the Brazilian National High School Examination (ENEM) scorer’s manual (Brasil, 2019a; 2019b; 2019c; 2019d; 2019e). In addition, a questionnaire was administered to Portuguese language teachers at Colégio José Feliciano, located in Piracanjuba, Goiás. The educators’ responses motivated the development of lesson plans for essay writing instruction from the perspective of Information Literacy. Reports on the participation of high school students were also essential for defining the content to be presented on the platform. This data set is complemented by the essays produced during the pedagogical intervention and the students’ scores on the ENEM between 2024 and 2025, which are examined in the results analysis. From this perspective, the study seeks to contribute to the pedagogical practice of Portuguese language teachers, particularly with regard to essay writing instruction, in a society deeply influenced by digital technologies and marked by an emerging need to deal with information overload in an ethical, critical, and reflective manner. In this context, the educational productc also includes vídeos guiding the implementation of the activities and presenting the theoretical assumptions underlying the study. Additionally, it includes lesson plans, activity proposals, and suggestions of current topics for essay instruction from the perspective of Information Literacy. All materials are freely available for download and use by educators, who also have access to a space dedicated to the exchange of experiences. Thus, this thesis presents important contributions to essay writing instruction in basic education schools, including meaningful suggestions for changes in traditional teaching methodologies that are still prevalent in classrooms.