Ensino e aprendizagem de engenharia agrícola e ambiental com ênfase na disciplina eletrotécnica

• Autor(a) principal: Queiroz, Josué Morgan de
• Data de Publicação: 2011
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: LOCUS Repositório Institucional da UFV
• Texto Completo: http://locus.ufv.br/handle/123456789/3587
• topic: Ensino de Engenharia; Estilos de aprendizagem; Didática; Engineering education; Learning styles; Teaching; CNPQ::CIENCIAS AGRARIAS::ENGENHARIA AGRICOLA

Due to the large number of students in higher education and particularly those in the fields of engineering and agriculture, and also to the current shortage of engineers in the Brazilian labor market, it is necessary to reevaluate the methods used for teaching and learning in universities. This study assessed the learning styles of students and teaching styles of professors of the Department of Agricultural and Environmental Engineering of the Federal University of Viçosa with the objective of improving education as a whole. Also evaluated in more detail was the course of Electrotechnics, verifying what content possesses greater difficulty for teaching and learning. Assessment tools were prepared and submitted to teachers and students based on educational approach of Felder and Silverman. The instruments utilized included: (i) assessment of student learning styles, (ii) assessing the teaching styles of the professors, (iii) the difficulties of the Electrotechnics course from the perspective of professors, (iv) and the same from the students. It was concluded that students are more prone to visual and sensory styles, and therefore, a teaching approach that emphasizes the use of visuals and problem-based learning may improve student learning. It was also noted that there is a discrepancy between teaching styles of the professors and learning styles of students which complicates communication between teachers and students. The content evaluated by the students and teachers as being the most difficult for learning and teaching, respectively, is synchronous machines and, to address this need visual resources (graphic animations interactive) freely available on the internet were researched that support teaching and learning of the basic concepts of this content. Also presented is a software simulation of electric motor command that allows for application of concepts of motor starters with graphical animations. All suggestions for improvement presented in this work can be freely obtained by professors and students. The students and professors who participated in the survey were informed of their results of teaching and learning styles.