scholarly journals Pedagogical Practice in Engineering Courses: Students’ Contribution

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 293
Author(s):  
Herivelto Moreira ◽  
Samoara Viacelli Da Luz ◽  
Rozane de Fátima Zaionz Da Rocha ◽  
Armando Kolbe Junior

<p>The objective of this article was to identify Brazilians engineering students’ perceptions<br />about the relevance of pedagogical knowledge and its implications for the professional<br />preparation. The interest in the study was due to the urgency to promote actions which can<br />contribute to the improvement of higher education, as well as the lack of studies highlighting<br />the students’ perceptions and experiences in relation to what they consider a good class and<br />good teaching/learning strategies used by teachers. The approach used was qualitative. The<br />sample consisted of nine students from the 4th and 5th years of the Mechanical and Civil<br />Engineering courses of a public university in south Brazil. The data was collected through<br />individual semi-structured interviews. The main results allowed to reflect on how teaching<br />and learning strategies influence to define what students consider a good class and what<br />characterizes a good teacher. Evidence also suggests that there is a predominance of lectures<br />through slides projection in which students do not actively participate during the classes, and<br />as characteristics of a good teacher emerges: teachers’ mastery of scientific knowledge,<br />mastery of the pedagogical knowledge (didactics), ability to contextualize the content, to<br />relate theory and practice, and the ability to motivate and develop good relationship with<br />students.</p><p> </p>

Retos ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 459-468
Author(s):  
Aquiles Alejandro Almonacid-Fierro ◽  
Eugenio Merellano-Navarro ◽  
Sebastián Feu Molina ◽  
Manuel Vizuete Carrizosa ◽  
Rosa Orellana Fernández

La presente investigación tiene como propósito describir el discurso y la práctica docente de aula de los profesores de Educación Física en relación con el Conocimiento Didáctico del Contenido (CDC). La construcción del conocimiento didáctico y consecuentemente pedagógico se genera desde las prácticas escolares, produciéndose un aprendizaje de conocimiento articulado y situado en la relación entre teoría y práctica, que comprende aspectos didácticos, pedagógicos, disciplinares, profesionales y prácticos de la profesión docente. En este sentido, la investigación se planteó como objetivo comprender el proceso de construcción y las fuentes del conocimiento didáctico del contenido en el profesorado de Educación Física de la región del Maule – Chile. La metodología utilizada es de carácter cualitativa, toda vez que se sustenta en el paradigma interpretativo-comprensivo que busca la comprensión de fenómenos complejos. En términos de diseño, se realizaron seis entrevistas semiestructuradas a profesores de Educación Física que trabajan en la Región del Maule, Chile. El proceso de codificación, categorización e interpretación permitió concluir que poseer un conocimiento de carácter disciplinar por parte del profesor, no garantiza aprendizajes de calidad para los estudiantes que participan del aula de Educación Física, puesto que se requiere de un conocimiento pedagógico general, que permita al profesor planear, organizar y ejecutar situaciones de enseñanza-aprendizaje de calidad.Abstract. The aim of this research is to describe the discourse and the classroom teaching approach of Physical Education teachers in relation to the Didactic Content Knowledge (CDC). The construction of didactic and consequently pedagogical knowledge is generated from school practices, producing an articulated learning knowledge and located in the relationship between theory and practice, which includes didactic, pedagogical, disciplinary, professional, and practical aspects of the teaching profession. In this sense, the objective of this research was to understand the construction process and the sources of CDC in Physical Education teachers from the Maule region in Chile. The methodology used is qualitative, since it is based on the interpretive-comprehensive paradigm that seeks to understand complex phenomena. In terms of design, six semi-structured interviews were conducted with Physical Education teachers working in the Maule Region, Chile. The process of coding, categorization, and interpretation allowed us to conclude that even if teachers have disciplinary knowledge that does not guarantee quality learning for students who participate in the Physical Education classroom, since a general pedagogical knowledge is required, which allows teachers to plan, organize, and execute quality teaching-learning situations.


2017 ◽  
Vol 70 (5) ◽  
pp. 1054-1060 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria de Fátima Gomes Lima ◽  
Alice Maria Correia Pequeno ◽  
Dafne Paiva Rodrigues ◽  
Cleide Carneiro ◽  
Ana Patrícia Pereira Morais ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the development of professional skills in an obstetric nursing graduate course. Method: Qualitative research, applying semi-structured interviews with 11 students in the obstetric nursing specialization at the State University of Ceará. Data was submitted to thematic review. Results: According to the subjects, the course offers the development of skills to strengthen and expand the range of activities in obstetric nursing. Despite relying on previous knowledge and experience acquired by the students, there is a gap between the content taught and internship practice, presented as challenges and difficulties faced by the students. The findings suggest a need for curricular revision, incorporating active teaching-learning methodologies, to overcome the disjunction between theory and practice. Final considerations: Students are part of a corpus that is potentially implicated in the construction and transformation of thoughts and values set forth by educational and health institutions, and it is necessary to make changes in political and social organizations, with a focus on providing comprehensive and egalitarian care to the population.


Author(s):  
Renee Jackson ◽  
William Robinson ◽  
Bart Simon

This chapter examines the notion of videogames as a resource for teaching practice. Games are often used as teaching tools, but not often used as resources for informing pedagogical practice. Media Molecule’s game, Little Big Planet (LBP) for the Playstation 3, is a constructivist game with a niche online community of practice known as LBP Central. The game, along with the community, exemplifies multiple learning strategies in a constructivist environment, lending itself as a potentially powerful resource for studying constructivist teaching/learning strategies. In this chapter, the authors look closely at a community assessment and knowledge sharing strategy known as the “creator spotlight” and, based on the premise that art classrooms tend to be more constructivist by nature than other subject areas and because LBP has strong links to visual art, they suggest ways in which this process could be explored and applied with secondary visual arts students within a constructivist learning environment.


Author(s):  
Ediane Zanin ◽  
Anathan Bichel

Nos ambientes educacionais, a tecnologia também se faz presente como recurso facilitador do ensino-aprendizagem. O objetivo do presente estudo é analisar, por meio de um estudo bibliográfico, as estratégias de aprendizagem com o uso das tecnologias no Ensino Superior. A pesquisa foi realizada entre junho de 2017 a abril de 2018, estruturada a partir de bibliografias existentes sobre ferramentas e recursos tecnológicos, estratégias de ensino-aprendizagem e aprendizagem no Ensino Superior. A abordagem para realização desta pesquisa é a indireta, que consiste no levantamento de referências bibliográficas encontradas por meio de artigos e livros publicados em meios eletrônicos e impressos, que se referem a este tema para análise e discussão do problema. E a finalidade desta pesquisa é descritiva por caracterizar a influência da tecnologia no processo de ensino-aprendizagem. Conclui-se que as tecnologias possuem participação significativa no ambiente educacional e favorecem o ensino-aprendizagem. No entanto, percebe-se que há necessidade de as Instituições de Ensino Superior disponibilizarem aos docentes os recursos tecnológicos para serem utilizados em sala de aula. Além disso, cabe também ao docente buscar o aperfeiçoamento na sua prática pedagógica de maneira a inserir, cada vez mais, as ferramentas tecnológicas no ensino-aprendizagem, para assim melhorar a interação com os estudantes atuais e favorecer a melhoria do aprendizado com o uso modelado da tecnologia em sala de aula. Palavras-chave: Ensino-Aprendizagem. Estratégias. Tecnologia. Estratégias. Recursos Tecnológicos. AbstractIn educational environments, technology is also present as facilitating teaching-learning resources. The objective of the present study is to analyze through a bibliographic study the learning strategies with the use of technologies in higher education. The research was carried out between june 2017 and april 2018, structured from existing bibliographies on tools and technological resources, teaching-learning strategies and learning in higher education. The approach for conducting this research is the indirect one, which consists of the collection of bibliographical references found through articles and books published in electronic and printed media, which refer to this topic for analysis and discussion of the problem. In addition, the purpose of this research is descriptive because it characterizes the influence of technology in the teaching-learning process. It is concluded that technologies have a significant participation in the educational environment and favor teaching learning. However, it was perceived that there is a need for higher education institutions to provide teachers with the technological resources to be used in the classroom. In addition, it is also up to the teacher to seek improvement in their pedagogical practice in order to insert more and more the technological tools in teaching learning, in order to improve the interaction with the current students and to favor the improvement of the learning with the modeled use of technology in the classroom. Keywords: Technology. Strategies. Teaching Learning. Technology Resources. 


2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 36
Author(s):  
Libia Villamizar-González

ResumenLa forma en la que los docentes ejercen sus prácticas pedagógicas repercute con fuerza sobre el proceso de enseñanza aprendizaje. Es por eso que los docentes con mejor desempeño contribuyen en la creación de condiciones óptimas para el aprendizaje a partir de un entorno crítico natural, en el que se vale de sus  destrezas para dar un mejor uso a  la información que ellos quieren enseñar mediante estrategias que los estudiantes encontrarán atrayentes. Por otra parte, los estudiantes suelen distinguir entre sus profesores los que ejercen su labor con mayor empeño y efectividad. En este sentido, el objetivo central de la investigación consistió en caracterizar las prácticas pedagógicas de los docentes mejor evaluados  por sus alumnos en la  UFPS. El estudio se abordó desde  el paradigma cualitativo, para lo cual se utilizó un  diseño  descriptivo de caso. Los sujetos de investigación fueron cinco docentes, uno de cada facultad  y cuarenta y tres estudiantes que tomaron asignaturas con estos docentes. En la recolección de información se utilizaron dos técnicas: relatos de vida  y entrevistas semiestructuradas, se indagó sobre las percepciones que tienen los docentes y estudiantes  sobre las  prácticas pedagógicas. Los hallazgos de la investigación reflejan que las prácticas de los docentes mejor evaluados se caracterizan por ser disciplinadas, planificadas y comprometidas, identificándose que los docentes no se apegan a nivel teórico y pedagógico a un modelo pedagógico determinado. También se encontró que los atributos reconocidos por los estudiantes como propios de un buen docente son la puntualidad, la responsabilidad, el compromiso y la actualización disciplinar y pedagógica. En conclusión, las altas evaluaciones de los docentes por parte de sus alumnos están soportadas en la flexibilidad y la relación docente estudiante.Palabras claves: desempeño docente, práctica pedagógica, modelos pedagógicos Underlying conceptions and models in the pedagogical practice of teachers whose performance is the best evaluated by university studentsAbstractThe way teachers utilize their teaching methods has a strong impact on the teaching-learning process. Therefore, teachers who perform better in the classroom create the optimal conditions for learning from a critical natural environment, in which the teachers may apply their skills to employ teaching skills that utilize the information they want to teach, so that students may find their lessons more appealing. Nevertheless, students tend to easily identify which of their professors teach with greater effort and effectiveness. Accordingly, the central objective of this study was to characterize the teaching practices of the UFPS professor’s which scored highest on the students’ evaluations. The investigation was consistent with the qualitative paradigm, for which a descriptive case study design was used. The research subjects were five teachers (one from each faculty) and forty-three of their students. There were two techniques used to collect data: semi-structured interviews and hearsay, both concerning the perceptions that teachers and students have about teaching methods. The findings of the research demonstrate that the methods of the teachers with the more positive student evaluations are characterized by discipline, planning and commitment. The study also identified that all the teachers, on both a theoretical and educational level, did not stick to any particular pedagogical model. It also found that the attributes, as recognized by the students, of a good teacher, are punctuality, responsibility, being committed, disciplined and having a determined teaching approach. In conclusion, the students’ high ratings of their teachers are founded in both the adjustibility and the student-teacher relationship.Keywords: teaching performance, teaching methods, pedagogical models  Concepções e modelos subjacentes na prática pedagógica de professores cujo desempenho é o melhor avaliado pelos estudantes universitáriosResumoA forma como os professores exercem suas práticas pedagógicas tem um forte impacto no processo ensino-aprendizagem. É por isso que os professores com melhor desempenho contribuem para a criação de condições ideais para aprender a partir de um ambiente crítico natural, que usa suas habilidades para fazer melhor uso da informação que eles querem ensinar  através de estratégias que os estudantes encontrarão atraente. Por outro lado, os alunos muitas vezes distinguem entre seus professores aqueles que exercitam seu trabalho com maior esforço e eficácia. Nesse sentido, o objetivo central da pesquisa consistiu em caracterizar as práticas pedagógicas dos professores melhor avaliados pelos alunos na UFPS. O estudo foi abordado a partir do paradigma qualitativo, para o qual foi utilizado um desenho de caso descritivo. Os sujeitos da pesquisa foram cinco professores, um de cada faculdade e quarenta e três alunos que cursaram assuntos com esses professores. Na coleta de informações, foram utilizadas duas técnicas: histórias de vida e entrevistas semiestruturadas, e as percepções que os professores e alunos têm sobre práticas pedagógicas foram investigadas. Os resultados da pesquisa mostram que as práticas dos melhores professores avaliados são caracterizadas por serem disciplinadas, planejadas e comprometidas, identificando que os professores não aderem a um modelo pedagógico específico a nível teórico e pedagógico. Verificou-se também que os atributos reconhecidos pelos alunos como pertencentes a um bom professor são a pontualidade, responsabilidade, compromisso e atualização disciplinar e pedagógica. Em conclusão, as avaliações elevadas dos professores por seus alunos são apoiadas na flexibilidade e na relação professor-aluno.Palavras-chave: desempenho docente, prática pedagógica, modelos pedagógicos


Author(s):  
Mark K. Smith

Understandings of knowledge in social work, in the UK at least, are based on an assumption that theory – increasingly derived from ‘scientific’ or ‘evidence-based’ perspectives – can be abstracted and applied to practice. Essentially, knowledge acquisition and utilisation are seen as transactional, instrumental endeavours. Such a view does not fit with the realities of everyday social pedagogical practice. This article begins to develop an alternative conception of social work/social pedagogical knowledge from an Aristotelean position, within which the relationship between theory and practice happens in the domain of praxis ; this is not a direct mapping of theory onto practice but operates in a constant dialectic within which one informs and indeed collapses into the other. Effective praxis requires Aristotle’s intellectual virtue of phronesis (practical reasoning or judgement). Phronesis understands practice within its wider moral purpose and foregrounds the virtues and dispositions of practitioners rather than a set of rules. Knowing and being (epistemology and ontology) therefore come together in how practitioners engage in everyday practice. This proposition challenges dominant technical and instrumental conceptions of knowledge and, more generally, of the way in which professional practice is currently understood.


2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 350-368
Author(s):  
Diana Aguiar Salomão ◽  
Sandy Lima Costa ◽  
Francisco Mirtiel Frankson Moura Castro

This article discusses professional insertion, aiming to understand what learning, challenges and implications this phase of teacher education has for the pedagogical practice of a pedagogue who works in Early Childhood Education in the municipal education network of Fortaleza -Ceará. The research, developed in 2019, used the qualitative approach, carrying out a case study. For data production, a mixed electronic questionnaire (phase I of the research) and a narrative interview (phase II of the research) were used. For the analysis, the Discursive Textual Analysis method was adopted. The theoretical basis of this study used studies related to professional insertion(MARCELO GARCIA, 1999; HUBERMAN, 2007)and teaching learning(OLIVEIRA-FORMOSINHO, 2002; TARDIF, 2002; PLACCO; SOUZA, 2006; PIMENTA, 2009), specifically in the context of Early Childhood Education. The data revealed that the teacher experienced, in parallel, the feelings of survival and discovery of the profession; teaching learning came from personal initiative through the continuous search for knowledge, in addition to interaction with peers and classroom experience; and the lack of institutional support was listed as one of the main challenges for entering the profession. We conclude, therefore, that it is necessary to plan and implement public educational policies aimed specifically at the systematic monitoring of beginning teachers, aiming at promoting institutional processes of induction that meet the training needs of this stage of professional teacher training. In addition, we ratify the need to expand collaboration between school and university to favor teaching learning through experiences that promote the articulation between theory and practice.


2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Costica Lupu

This study presents an empirical research on the identification and observation of the students’ manifestations under various circumstances of stress, among which: time pressure, unexpected exam, unknown examiner, overstrain, language. The research was conducted at the National Pedagogical College “Ştefan cel Mare” from Bacău and consisted in assisting and observing 26 lessons of Mathematics and 26  lessons of Information and Communication Technologies, involving a group of 126 middle-school students and 24 teachers of various specializations. The tests and questionnaires applied have shown the relevance of becoming aware of the impact of stress, as well as of finding ways to minimize its harmful secondary effects, as many diseases are highly associated with wrong responses, adaptation to stress, external factors, sanctions, failure of the adjustment process, which lead to the onset of illness or unhappiness. Regarding these problems, we are looking for solutions in the form of best teaching-learning strategies, in order to increase enthusiasm for school activities, decrease the number of school absences, control alcohol, coffee or drugs consumption. The 20 students in the third year from the Faculty of Mathematics, “Vasile Alecsandri” University of Bacău, have conducted a research during their pedagogical practice included in their initial teacher training. The research has focused on emotional intelligence and implied direct observation of the students’ behaviour during an unannounced test at Mathematics, with the subsequent application of a questionnaire.


2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Khusnul Khotimah ◽  
Kurniawan Apgrianto ◽  
Mutmainnah Mustofa ◽  
M. Faruq Ubaidillah ◽  
Shinta Amalia

Situated in a disadvantaged condition in Lombok, Indonesia, the present study looks at the enactment of an emergency EFL course after earthquake and aftershock circumstances in a public university in the region. For such a purpose, forty-two non-English department students who attended the course in four face-to-face and nine asynchronous meetings were recruited using a convenience sampling technique. A set of questionnaire was disseminated to document participants’ responses on the course implementation. Observation and semi-structured interviews were also conducted to portray the pedagogical praxis. The findings suggest that the course delivery did not utterly reflect an effective teaching-learning process accordingly due to various factors. Barriers to using the WhatsApp tool also existed. Interestingly, the students positively reflected the course as the best way to learn in a disadvantaged condition. However, they were not confident with their attainment in English skills and components. Further considerations on how to design materials and assessment instruments and build a decent interaction are needed in learning under such disadvantaged condition.


Author(s):  
Raif Gregorio Nasre-Nasser ◽  
Gislaine Alves de Oliveira ◽  
Maria Flavia Marques Ribeiro ◽  
Bruno Dutra Arbo

The teaching-learning process must constantly overcome the barriers imposed by rapid scientific and technological advances, as well as changes in the profile of students and access to information. This study intended to analyze the perceptions of students and professors of medical courses about the teaching-learning strategies used in physiology at different Brazilian universities, as well as the factors that influence or hinder the learning of this discipline. There were analyzed questionnaires from 174 students and 16 professors of physiology from medical courses of 20 higher education institutions (public and private) in a southern Brazilian state. The teaching strategies most used by physiology teachers coincided with the classroom activities that students consider to have the greatest contribution to their learning (expository classes/lectures, tests and questionnaires, problem-based learning/clinical case studies and demonstrative/practical classes). It was also evidenced that teachers' didactic is considered as a very influencing factor for the students during their learning process, while the teachers pointed out daily pedagogical practice as the most relevant factor in the development of their skills within the classroom. Besides, some factors hindering the teaching-learning process of physiology were identified by the respondents, such as: large amount of information, little time for study outside the classroom, previous knowledge and intrinsic difficult of the discipline. Finally, students tend to study alone and generally used teachers' slides and their own notes as study materials. The continuous assessment of the perceptions, needs and difficulties of students and teachers plays an essential role improving the teaching-learning process.


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