Abstract
Some areas of knowledge are usually related to a high degree of abstraction involved in the object studied. In the case of the embryology study, for instance, the students’ learning difficulties are recurrent due to a lack of didactic resources, which may aid the interpretation process of the figures presented in related literature. Based on the motivation to improve university education, specially in the area of biological sciences, the present work aims to represent in three dimensions, stages of the human embryological development. SolidWorks 3D modeling software was used, as well as didactic material related to the subject of embryology, conception and human development, such as books, atlases and scientific papers. There were designed, in 3D software, models representing the stages of human embryonic development. This means of production allowed the elaboration of exclusive anatomic models, with low cost (less than R$100,00 for more than 10 parts) and ease of visual interpretation. The models were designed in scale, such that it was possible to compare models that represent distinct periods of ontogenic development. It was possible to contribute to an improvement in the understanding of the topic of embryology for students with major related to health, through the visualization, in three dimensions, of models that are sometimes very expensive as physical pieces, or even nonexistent in market.
Highlights
Some areas of knowledge are generally related to a high degree of abstraction involved in the object studied
In the case of the embryology study, for example, the students' learning difficulties are recurrent, due to a lack of didactic resources, which may aid in the interpretation process of the figures presented in related literature
Models were designed in 3D software that represent stages of human embryonic development, from fertilization to the third week of development (Figures 1, 2, 3 e 4)
Summary
Some areas of knowledge are generally related to a high degree of abstraction involved in the object studied. The difficulty occurs due to the impossibility to visualize in scale or real time, the processes of ontogenic development This impossibility is aggravated by the scarcity of didactic material, related to threedimensional models of such elements (FREITAS et al, 2008). For the subject of human embryology, the prospects of improving their learning are immense, considering the new technologies that can contribute to their study The motivation for this is special, given that, according to Perotta et al (2004), it has been a complex subject, mainly due to the need to interpret morphogenesis in a three-dimensional way. This technique, without the contribution of a practical element, such as the possibility of manipulation of a three-dimensional model, may leave something to be desired regarding the teaching of embryology
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