Active Teaching Methodologies Research Articles

Realidade virtual aplicada ao ensino de química / Virtual reality applied to chemistry teaching

This paper proposes the development and application of Virtual Reality (VR) to assist in the teaching-learning process in the discipline of chemistry. VR allows the interaction and navigation of users in 3D environments maintained by a computer, using channels for mapping and analyzing user behavior, enabling the exchange of information between the virtual environment and the user, affecting one or several human senses. It is an interaction and entertainment technology that can be successfully applied to support teaching strategies in high school subjects. With the evolution of education, that is, the improvement of the processes of exploration, discovery, observation and construction of knowledge, new teaching tools have emerged, from which virtual learning environments stand out for allowing in a new and different way that people can do and carry out experiments or tasks that they could not do in the physical/real world, such as flying, visiting places that do not exist or difficult to access through the manipulation and analysis of the object of study itself. Thus, VR will be fundamental in this educational evolution process, where the use of digital tools is increasingly sought for the successful application of active teaching methodologies in the classroom, and especially at this time of pandemic. Therefore, the objective of this paper refers to the development of an interactive VR system using glasses, designed, modeled and rendered using Blender's free software, to assist in the teaching of the chemistry discipline, which can be extended to other disciplines.

The doctrine of normal tendency in active learning teaching methodology: investigations into probability distributions and averages.

Traditional lecture and active learning methods of teaching a university course are compared. The particular course is university calculus. The lecture method was applied to two sections of calculus. The active learning method was applied to two other sections. In all cases students were given an examination near the beginning of the course and a final examination at the end of the course. The score averages for the active learning method were higher than for the lecture method. The distribution of scores for the lecture method were non-normal multimodal in the first and final examinations. The distribution for the active learning method went from non-normal multimodal in the first examination to unimodal normal in the final examination. A new undeceivable nature evidence-based method is presented for measuring teaching efficacy by probability distribution.Supplementary InformationThe online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s43545-021-00154-1.

Cooperative learning at university: opinion of students and application of the instrument Cooperative Learning Questionnaire (CLQ)

ABSTRACT Cooperative learning is one of the active teaching and learning methodologies with a growing presence in the different educational stages in recent times. The aim of this work is to apply an instrument previously validated in university education to find out to what extent the fundamental elements of cooperative learning are potentiated. The Cooperative Learning Questionnaire (CLQ) is used with a sample of 500 students at the University of Huelva (Spain). The outcomes express, on the one hand, high scores on the items that make up the different basic elements of cooperative learning, as well as high positive correlations. Moreover, psychometric analysis of the instrument results in a high reliability, organising the elements of cooperative learning into three factors. In conclusion, this methodology is confirmed to be potentiated through the study plans.

Virtual escape room and STEM content: Effects on the affective domain on teacher trainess

In recent times, there has been growing disinterest by students in STEM disciplines (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics). This trend is especially acute in those students who do not take STEM content during their secondary or high school education. This disinterest might be conditioned by negative emotions towards science developed by students during the different educational stages, even from an early age. In this sense, active teaching methodologies, such as gamification, play a fundamental role in fostering positive emotions towards learning STEM content. Within the wide range of gamification methodologies, we find educational Escape Rooms. Due to the current situation generated by COVID-19, many of the lessons have had to be adapted to a virtual format through various online platforms. In this study, in a preliminary manner, we aim to analyze the effects on the affective domain produced by a virtual Escape Room used in a STEM course as an instructional tool to teach contents about the Universe to teachers in training. According to the results obtained, the positive emotions of “happiness”, “satisfaction” and “fun” are significantly increased after the intervention. At the same time, some negative emotions, such as “nervousness”, “frustration” and “worry” also increase, partly due to the components typically found in this type of games. Based on these results, it is concluded that, despite the existence of both positive and negative emotions, the results are promising and the intervention is motivating and stimulating for the students.

Design thinking e o desenvolvimento de competências dos profissionais do século XXI

O objetivo deste artigo é avaliar se o uso do design thinking em ambientes corporativos contribui para o desenvolvimento das competências necessárias aos profissionais do século XXI. Este artigo pode contribuir para estimular a utilização do design thinking nas organizações. Sua originalidade está no entendimento da perspectiva dos profissionais que atuam diretamente com a abordagem sobre o desenvolvimento das competências profissionais, seja por meio da moderação ou participação nas sessões, seja por meio de ações de educação corporativa que utilizam o design thinking como metodologia ativa de ensino. O estudo envolveu uma revisão de literatura e uma pesquisa de campo. A metodologia geral da pesquisa foi aplicada, exploratória, de campo e com abordagem qualitativa. A coleta de dados envolveu nove entrevistas semiestruturadas, cujo roteiro seguiu as características das entrevistas responsivas (Rubin & Rubin, 2011). A análise dos dados seguiu três critérios de codificação propostos por Saldaña (2013). Os resultados apontaram que o design thinking contribui para o desenvolvimento das competências pessoais e sociais dos profissionais, quando utilizado como metodologia ativa de ensino-aprendizagem nas ações de educação corporativa e na resolução de conflitos, busca de soluções e concepção de novos produtos e serviços. Outras conclusões são que o mindset fixo pode interferir negativamente no desenvolvimento das competências, e a conexão do conteúdo e da abordagem de ensino com o mundo real e prático demonstra ser fundamental para o aprendizado e desenvolvimento dos profissionais.

LEARNING STYLES AND TEACHING STRATEGIES IN GASTRONOMY AND HOSPITALITY: an initial proposal

Education is a dynamic process that can transform individuals. But for this process to be effective, teaching strategies in higher education institutions need to be improved. It is important that such an initiative considers some particularities of the students, in order to make the teaching-learning process more productive. This study aims to identify the learning styles of students of the undergraduate courses in hospitality and gastronomy at the Centro Universitario Senac campus Aguas de São Pedro (SP), and to propose teaching strategies that are suitable for the predominant profiles found. This research is exploratory and descriptive in nature, using a literature review technique and the application of a structured questionnaire. The questionnaire was applied virtually, in March 2020, and received a sample of 51 responses. In the description and analysis of the data, we see that the predominant learning style is the Converging style (43%), followed by the Assimilating (27%), Accommodating (17%) and Diverging (11%) styles. Some active teaching methodologies are suggested that place the student as the central agent of their training process.

Metodologias ativas de ensino e aprendizagem: o ensino de hoje na saúde

Objetivo: Identificar e descrever as metodologias ativas de ensino e aprendizagem e a modificação no movimento de ensino da saúde. Método: Trata-se de uma revisão bibliográfica, de caráter descritivo e abordagem qualitativa, realizada em bancos de dados Ciências da Saúde, incluindo a Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO), América Latina e Caribe em Ciências da Saúde Literatura (LILACS) e BDENF (Banco de Dados de Enfermagem) – por meio da Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde. A busca e coleta dos dados ocorreu no primeiro semestre de 2019. Resultados: Metodologias baseadas em problemas e projetos, Metodologia de Aprendizagem baseada em Projetos, Taxonomia de Bloom e Método de Delphi, Aplicativos Móveis podem ser considerados as metodologias ativas atuais no processo ensino-aprendizagem. Conclusão: O papel do professor, enquanto facilitador no processo de ensino-aprendizagem, é fundamental no sentido de adequar-se í s novas demandas, abrir-se para as novas práticas pedagógicas, aceitar os desafios que a educação de hoje e do futuro imprimem.

Narrativas Autobiográficas em uma Experiência de Estágio Supervisionado: Vozes de um Professor-Supervisor e de um Estagiário na Criação e Aplicação de uma Metodologia Ativa (CRIE)

Este artigo é construído em torno das narrativas autobiográficas dos dois autores - o professor-supervisor de estágio e o estagiário - em seu exercício de criação, discussão e aperfeiçoamento de uma metodologia de ensino ativa, aplicada em duas turmas de sétimo ano do ensino fundamental de um colégio público federal do município do Rio de Janeiro. A metodologia desenvolvida, denominada CRIE – Crítica, Resolução, Interpretação e Experimentação –, é baseada em grupos especializados e se utiliza de rotações de estações com atribuição de funções para cada membro do grupo. Utilizando o método das narrativas autobiográficas, busca-se compreender como a interação profissional entre professor-supervisor e estagiário pôde beneficiar os dois mutuamente, com impactos para a relação desenvolvida entre os sujeitos e para a formação deles, com potenciais ganhos para as/os estudantes.

Desafios na gestão de recursos de um campus universitário federal na perspectiva da teoria da dependência de recursos

Este artigo tem como objetivo analisar os desafios na gestão de recursos do Campus Universitário de Lagarto da Universidade Federal de Sergipe, o qual adota integralmente Metodologias Ativas no ensino, a partir da Teoria da Dependência de Recursos. Metodologicamente, realizou-se um estudo de caso sob abordagem mista, tendo como fontes de evidências entrevistas com gestores e ex-gestores do campus, aplicação de questionários junto aos alunos, pesquisa documental e observação participante assistemática. A partir da técnica de Análise das Narrativas, constatou-se que os maiores desafios estão associados à infraestrutura e recursos financeiros, assim como capacitação de docentes e servidores no trato com as metodologias ativas. Esses aspectos influenciam a manutenção da qualidade e inovação contínua do processo de ensino-aprendizagem baseado em metodologias ativas, haja vista a demanda por recursos específicos, o que apontou a necessidade de desenvolver práticas estratégicas para mitigar os problemas enfrentados. Dessa forma, promove-se contribuições acerca da relevância de compreender os aspectos subjacentes que influenciam a eficiência da utilização integral de metodologias diferenciadas em uma instituição deensino superior.

Analysis of Some Properties of the Rasch Model in Physics Education

In the educational field, there are several ways to teach and evaluate students, especially in knowledge of electrical circuits. In this work, we discuss some properties of the dichotomous Rasch model applied to the area of Physics Education, to evaluate the learning performance of high school students in knowledge of electrical circuits. The teaching exercise and data collection were carried out in a Mexican High School. Here we show how the Rasch model helps us to appreciate progress that students have in their knowledge about electrical circuits, when using an active teaching methodology in the classroom.

Intergenerational service-learning, sustainability, and university social responsibility: A pilot study

This paper presents a study of university social responsibility (USR), carried out through an innovative educational action. The students of the studied classrooms in the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) collaborated with a social entity Emmaus Social Foundation dedicated to environmental sustainability, social justice and the social and solidarity economy to provide community services through a service-learning methodology. Using a mixed method approach, we combined the practical experience of the social entity with an active student-centred teaching methodology in order to foster the acquisition of general and specific competencies related to sustainability and social justice. The aim was to create learning connections between members of the university community and links with the environmental and social reality of the Basque Country. This pilot study was carried out in the first term of the 2018–2019 academic year. This work allowed (a) critical knowledge to be generated by incorporating and hybridising discussion elements of social justice, such as sustainability; (b) intergenerational participation processes to be generated between elders, university students and social organisations in order to acquire general and specific learning competencies and (c) social and environmental needs to be addressed through community services.
 
 Keywords: Higher education, intergenerational learning, service-learning, teaching innovation, university social responsibility.

A TIC atuando como mediadora na educação superior brasileira durante a pandemia do Covid-19

A pandemia do Coronavírus (Covid-19) coloca a sociedade em uma situação em que todos os sistemas educacionais, foram paralisados ou tiveram um comprometimento muito drástico com a interrupção de atividades pedagógicas. As universidades e faculdades privadas movimentaram uma operação sem precedentes com aulas remotas e a distância, com o intuito em não parar o calendário acadêmico. Nesse sentido, o presente artigo objetiva discutir a importância da reflexão da Tecnologia da Informação e Comunicação (TIC) como mediadora na educação brasileira superior, durante a pandemia do Covid-19. A metodologia empregada foi qualitativa e bibliográfica, por meio de pesquisas em arcabouços teóricos, legislação brasileira, além da observação do cotidiano do ensino superior brasileiro que se dá nos veículos de comunicação de massa. A partir da análise dos resultados obtidos, foi possível concluir que o auxílio das tecnologias, o professor beneficia o aluno no período da pandemia do coronavírus, na medida em que faz uma abordagem mais ampla e o permite fazer associações, através de aulas remotas que podem ser potencializados com as metodologias ativas de ensino.

Perspectives of organizational identity in a health higher education institution: a mixed-method analysis

BackgroundAmong the processes to be experienced by any organization during its establishment is the formation of an organizational identity. This process can be understood as the activity and event through which an organization becomes unique in the mind of its members. An organizational identity leads to an identification and both are directly associated with the success of an institution. This study is about a public higher education institution in health in its early years, with distinctive characteristics in the country where it is situated. In spite of having been successful in the graduation of its students it has fragile institutional bases, lack of autonomy and internal problems common to other institutions of this type. Thus, this study was conducted to understand how this institution defined itself among its own members, the elements of its identity and what justified its relative success despite its weaknesses.MethodsA mixed-method approach was used to evaluate how a representative portion of this organization identifies with it. For the qualitative study two focus groups were conducted with transcripts submitted to content analysis proposed by Bardin, culminating in results from which a Likert scale-based questionnaire was elaborated and applied to 297 subjects.ResultsThere were six central elements of the organizational identity made evident by the focus groups: political / ideological conflict; active teaching and learning methodologies; location / separation of campuses; time of existence; teaching career; political-administrative transformations. The quantitative analysis revealed in more detail the general impressions raised in the focus groups. Most results were able to demonstrate distinct identifications of the same identity with its exposed weaknesses.ConclusionsLack of autonomy, administrative and structural shortcomings and ideological or political conflicts presented themselves as problems capable of destabilizing the identity of a public higher education institution. On the other hand, one way to combat such problems is through the development of the institution itself, particularly by becoming more active and useful to the community and seeking in a common interest to the higher administration agencies.

Teaching Methodology, Stress and Study and Learning Strategies: Interrelationships among University Students

Abstract Higher education can be offered by traditional or active teaching methodology, which can influence differently the study and learning strategies and the stress level of university students. This study aimed to investigate the study and learning strategies and the prevalence of stress among students of active and traditional teaching methodology and verify the influence of stress on using these strategies. 210 students in speech, language and hearing sciences from a Brazilian Federal University participated, divided into two groups, TMG (traditional methodology) and AMG (active methodology). They responded to Learning And Study Strategies Inventory and Lipp’s Stress Symptom Inventory for Adults. The teaching methodology influenced the study and learning strategies, but not the stress. Stress interfered differently in the study and learning strategies depending on the teaching methodology.

O ensino a distância de Química em uma realidade pandêmica: as mídias digitais e suas contribuições

During the year 2020, the world went into social isolation causing several routines to be modified, especially education due to the pandemic of the new coronavirus. The new reality of education was to use distance learning to continue pedagogical practices and, with that, several resources had essential functions within the new teaching methodologies that were emerging. The following work addresses an innovative theme for the teaching of chemistry, as, like other exact sciences, chemistry has several factors that hinder the development of active methodologies, innovative and attractive didactics. With the surprise of remote teaching and all the changing pedagogical structure, the way out of providing meaningful learning for students was to resort to innovative methods. Therefore, it is important to understand how the media universe, which ranges from social networks to online movie, music and series platforms and how this can be favorable within the educational scenario, especially in the face of a teaching modality that directly affects teaching and learning. Social and visual media, used for entertainment by people, are essential factors for the development of content, as it contextualizes with the student's reality, providing a new active teaching methodology.

Business simulation games as an active learning teaching methodology: students' perceptions

Business simulation games as an active learning teaching methodology: students' perceptions

Business simulation games as an active learning teaching methodology: students' perceptions

The objective of this paper is to present the results of an analysis of students' perceptions on the use of business games as a teaching strategy and learning environment. The students' perceptions...

Intergenerational service-learning, Sustainability and University social responsibility

This paper presents a study of university social responsibility (USR), carried out through an innovative educational action. The students of the studied classrooms in the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) collaborated with a social entity Emmaus Social Foundation dedicated to environmental sustainability, social justice and the social and solidarity economy to provide community services through a service-learning methodology. Using a mixed method approach, we combined the practical experience of the social entity with an active student-centred teaching methodology in order to foster the acquisition of general and specific competencies related to sustainability and social justice. The aim was to create learning connections between members of the university community and links with the environmental and social reality of the Basque Country. This pilot study was carried out in the first term of the 2018–2019 academic year. This work allowed (a) critical knowledge to be generated by incorporating and hybridising discussion elements of social justice, such as sustainability; (b) intergenerational participation processes to be generated between elders, university students and social organisations in order to acquire general and specific learning competencies and (c) social and environmental needs to be addressed through community services.
 
 Keywords: Higher education, intergenerational learning, service-learning, teaching innovation, university social responsibility.

Formação do bacharel em Direito

Este artigo tem por objetivo promover a reflexão sobre as metodologias ativas de ensino para o desenvolvimento da formação humanística do bacharel em Direito, voltada para o exercício da cidadania. É resultado de revisão de literatura, tendo como principais referências Berbel (1998); Cury (2002; 2009); Lander (2005); Morin (2012, 2013, 2015), entre outros. As metodologias ativas possibilitam ao aluno o exercício de protagonismo no processo de ensino e aprendizagem, bem como problematizar a realidade a partir de suas vivências e conhecimentos adquiridos de forma interativa e interdisciplinar. O horizonte das metodologias ativas é fortalecer a cidadania.

Análise do rendimento de estudantes da área da saúde frente a uma metodologia ativa de ensino para testes de hipóteses

An analysis of the performance of the hypothesis testing content for the population average of health students who participated in the active teaching methodology called Problem Based Learning adapted to the teaching context and supported by the Conceptual Fields Theory is presented. This performance was compared with that of students who took traditional classes through an instrument created for this purpose that sought to replicate typical questions of this content. The instrument was applied to 99 students from a higher education institution in southern Brazil, by the Moodle environment, in person and using Excel and Bioestat software. Scores were analyzed by Exploratory Data Analysis, the Classical Test Theory and Hypothesis Tests and were higher for students who did not participate in the PBL, but the differences were not significant at α = 5%. Possible causes are the better adaptation of the instrument to the traditional education system, contextual limitations to the application of the active methodology such as low workload and resistance to new methodologies. It is concluded that the difference in scores is not large enough to discourage the effort to adapt active methodologies to biostatistics, given its advantages other than yield.