The teaching of reading, some considerations

<div>During the past six years as a "General Subjects Teacher" in a Provincial Technical High School with a roll of 700 plus I have observed with misgiving the apparent marked lack of reading ability displayed by the pupils. I have felt continually frustrated in my attempts to teach various subjects by the fact that a preponderance of the pupils are poor readers. Furthermore a considerable proportion of pupils openly resented opportunities to avail themselves of a free choice of reading matter during any silent periods offered to them. Many were content to turn over pages of books or magazines and frequently gave pictures only the most cursory scrutiny.</div>

Course selection and specialisation

The work reported in the following pages was commenced early in 1953 but has extended over most of 1954 as well because of the time consumed in gathering some of the data. All the information presented refers to students of the Hawera Technical High School where the writer is one of the teaching staff. The purpose of this study was to examine the transition of pupils through the school and to try to evaluate some of the practices which have become established in providing for the education of those pupils.

Course selection and specialisation

The work reported in the following pages was commenced early in 1953 but has extended over most of 1954 as well because of the time consumed in gathering some of the data. All the information presented refers to students of the Hawera Technical High School where the writer is one of the teaching staff. The purpose of this study was to examine the transition of pupils through the school and to try to evaluate some of the practices which have become established in providing for the education of those pupils.

The teaching of reading, some considerations

<div>During the past six years as a "General Subjects Teacher" in a Provincial Technical High School with a roll of 700 plus I have observed with misgiving the apparent marked lack of reading ability displayed by the pupils. I have felt continually frustrated in my attempts to teach various subjects by the fact that a preponderance of the pupils are poor readers. Furthermore a considerable proportion of pupils openly resented opportunities to avail themselves of a free choice of reading matter during any silent periods offered to them. Many were content to turn over pages of books or magazines and frequently gave pictures only the most cursory scrutiny.</div>

Relationship between the STEAM Approach and SUMAK KAWSAY in Vulnerable Social Sectors

The research is based on the question: Can teaching/learning methodologies help to achieve the objective of Sumak Kawsay in Ecuador? a STEAM work approach was applied in technical high school students and higher education students (technological), in order to determine the level of impact in terms of project generation, following the entire process, from the generation of ideas to the linking of projects with society, The analysis was carried out in students from 15 to 22 years old in two institutions in the city of Cuenca, using the method of intentional sampling and the systematic review of scientific articles in the Scopus and Google academic databases of the last 3 years, to determine the level of impact of the prototypes pub-lished in indexed journals. The most striking aspect of the results is that of the 260 students surveyed, only 19.6% of students consider that there are STEAM teachers in the classroom, and only 56.92% of students manage to link their work with society, one of the recommended strategies being the publication of scientific articles and participation in congresses disseminating the high impact work done by students in the classroom.

The Effects of Career and Technical Education: Evidence from the Connecticut Technical High School System

We examine the effect of attending stand-alone technical high schools in Connecticut using regression discontinuity. Male students are 10 percentage points more likely to graduate from high school and have half a semester less time enrolled in college. Male students have 32% higher average quarterly earnings. Earnings effects may in part reflect general skills: male students have higher attendance rates and test scores, industry fixed effects explain less than 1/3rd of earnings gains and large earnings gains persist past traditional college going years. Attending a technical high school does not affect the outcomes of female students.

Investigação do uso da metodologia ABP na Rede Federal brasileira no contexto do ensino técnico integrado ao ensino médio

Neste trabalho investigou-se a utilização da metodologia ativa denominada Aprendizagem Baseada em Problemas (ABP) nos cursos técnicos integrados ao Ensino Médio da Rede Federal de Educação Profissional, Científica e Tecnológica (Rede Federal) brasileira. Para isso, primeiramente, realizou-se um estudo bibliométrico para identificar trabalhos relacionados ao tema, publicados nos últimos cinco anos, cujas referências subsidiaram conceitualmente a confecção do questionário sobre a metodologia ABP. Neste contexto, questões organizacionais, de infraestrutura, de formação e aceitação da metodologia ABP foram implementadas com o objetivo de mensurar o quanto essa metodologia está difundida entre as práticas pedagógicas dos docentes que atuam na Rede Federal. Posteriormente, o questionário eletrônico foi enviado às unidades desta rede para que fosse divulgado aos seus docentes. A amostra da pesquisa foi constituída por quinhentos e trinta docentes pertencentes a trinta e sete Institutos Federais, de todas as regiões do Brasil, e do Colégio Pedro II. Os resultados indicaram que, conceitualmente, a metodologia ABP é bem aceita, entretanto, ainda existe uma dificuldade em inseri-la na prática pedagógica cotidiana, embora haja o incentivo dos campi para aplicação de metodologias ativas e possibilidades de capacitação na área. Como fator limitante, observou-se que a organização curricular dos cursos técnicos integrados da Rede Federal dificulta a utilização de metodologias ativas. Por fim, observou-se que as questões cotidianas de elevada carga horária de trabalho e salas com grande quantidade de alunos impactam na redução do tempo disponível para a preparação das aulas, impedindo a evolução, mudança e autoavaliação das práticas docentes. Palavras-chave: Aprendizagem Baseada em Problemas. Ensino Técnico Integrado. Rede Federal de Educação Profissional, Científica e Tecnológica. Investigating the use of the PBL methodology in the brazilian Federal Network in the context of technical education integrated to the high school Abstract In this work, we investigated the use of the active methodology called Problem-Based Learning (PBL) in Technical Courses Integrated to High School of the Brazilian Federal Network of Professional, Scientific, and Technological Education (Federal Network). For this, at first, a bibliometric study was carried out to identify works related to the theme in the last five years, whose references conceptually subsidized the questionnaire about the PBL methodology. In this context, organization, infrastructure, training, and acceptance of the ABP methodology were implemented aiming to measure how much this methodology is disseminated among the pedagogical practices of teachers working in the Federal Network. Subsequently, the electronic questionnaire was sent to teachers who work in the Federal Technical High School. The research sample consisted of five hundred and thirty teachers belonging to thirty-seven Federal Institutes, all over Brazil, and Colégio Pedro II. The results indicated that, conceptually, the PBL methodology is well accepted; however, there is still a difficulty in inserting it in the daily pedagogical practice, although there is an incentive from federal educational institutes for applying active methodologies and training possibilities in the area. As a limiting factor, it was observed that the curricular organization of the integrated technical courses of the Federal Network makes it challenging to use active methodologies. Finally, the daily issues of high workload and classrooms with many students impact the reduction of time available to prepare classes, preventing the evolution, change, and self-assessment of teaching practices. Keywords: Problem-Based Learning. Integrated Technical Education. Federal Network of Professional, Scientific and Technological Education.