Auto-avalia����o dos Discentes do Curso de Ci��ncias Biol��gicas da Unemat, Campus de Nova Xavantina: um modelo para avalia����o das disciplinas curriculares, segundo a percep����o do corpo discente e docente

This paper presents an evaluation of the curriculum subjects of the Biological Sciences course in the University of the State of Mato Grosso (UNEMAT), Nova Xavantina campus, Brazil. The research was carried out by means of a self-assessment instrument, aimed at searching learners' and educators' points of view. The questionnaires were given in the first, third and seventh semesters, in which students were asked to assess pedagogical aspects regarding professors and their didacticism, as well as the subject matters being taught; in addition, they were invited to evaluate themselves as learners. The data was analyzed using statistical parameters, in order to measure teaching performance, and, subsequently, professors were given the opportunity to express their concepts about the students' assessment. The average value of the overall Cronbach's alpha coefficient was 0.923��0.001, a significant value considering that alpha varies between 0 and 1, which proves the questionnaire to be reliable. The hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA) does not permit teaching performance to be associated with professors' qualification or workload.

Forma����o de professores de salas de recursos multifuncionais para o uso da tecnologia assistiva

P��s-gradua����o em Educa����o - FFC

O processo de (re) constru����o da pr��tica pedag��gica de professores de l��ngua inglesa em forma����o inicial

Funda����o de Amparo �� Pesquisa do Estado de S��o Paulo (FAPESP)

A auto-avalia����o em um contexto de ensino-aprendizagem de l��nguas em tandem via chat

Funda����o de Amparo �� Pesquisa do Estado de S��o Paulo (FAPESP)

Perspectivas de adolescentes e cuidadores sobre sa��de mental e servi��os

Objetivo: analisar os conceitos e percep����es que adolescentes e seus cuidadores possuem sobre sa��de mental e servi��os de sa��de em seu contexto ecol��gico e investigar as barreiras de acesso �� assist��ncia �� sa��de mental vivenciadas. M��todo: trata-se de estudo explorat��rio e anal��tico em amostra de conveni��ncia obtida no per��odo de outubro de 2009 a junho de 2010, com 100 adolescentes e 100 cuidadores, no munic��pio de Bel��m-PA, em dois contextos cl��nicos p��blicos, sendo um ambulat��rio especializado em sa��de mental e um geral e dois contextos escolares, sendo um p��blico e um privado. Utilizou-se question��rios estruturados, para investigar diferentes dimens��es envolvidas nas tem��ticas sa��de, fam��lia, bem-estar e condi����es de vida, seguidos de an��lise estat��stica, com t��cnicas de an��lise da vari��ncia e correlacional. Resultados: a m��dia das idades dos adolescentes foi de 14,47 (DP 1,90) anos, sendo 58% feminino; o tipo de problema de sa��de mental relatado pela maioria foram problemas na escola (21,9%); o profissional mais frequentemente procurado foi o psic��logo (59,4%). No que tange as concep����es de sa��de mental, adolescentes e cuidadores deram import��ncia ao comportamento de abster-se de drogas; quanto ��s concep����es de doen��a mental, ambos, conceberam como algo a ser considerado com seriedade; ambos concordaram que a religi��o contribui para a sa��de/doen��a mental e revelaram a primazia da m��e na busca de ajuda; no que tange as estrat��gias de coping os adolescentes lidavam de forma semelhante com os problemas de sa��de mental em suas vidas; adolescentes e cuidadores possu��am uma vis��o estigmatizada do profissional de sa��de e temores de discrimina����o principalmente pelos pares; quanto ao tratamento real ou imaginado ambos revelaram concep����es favor��veis das terapias como fonte de ajuda e espa��o privilegiado para expressar a pr��pria opini��o e em qualquer dos casos, a m��e revelou-se como a principal pessoa a contribuir na busca de ajuda especializada. As vari��veis que revelaram a proced��ncia das concep����es sobre sa��de/doen��a mental e as estrat��gias empregadas na manuten����o da sa��de mental da fam��lia mostraram diferen��as entre os contextos investigados; no que tange ao auto conceito, os adolescentes da escola privada mostraram maior auto-congru��ncia entre o self real e o ideal comparativamente os demais contextos; os cuidadores revelaram auto-congru��ncia maior na escola p��blica. Quanto ��s perspectivas que o adolescente tem sobre a fam��lia revelaram identifica����es reais mais frequentes nos quatro contextos com a m��e, seguidas da av��/av��; quanto aos modelos de identifica����o familiar nos contextos cl��nicos e escola privada �� maior com a m��e; na escola p��blica �� maior com o pai; foi observado discrep��ncia da perspectiva do cuidador acerca do conceito sobre o adolescente. Para a maioria dos adolescentes e cuidadores as condi����es de sa��de foram classificadas de "boas" a "excelentes". A auto-avalia����o do bem-estar dos adolescentes na amostra geral mostrou que, em sua maioria, sentiam-se muito satisfeitos, totalmente cheios de energia, divertiam-se e tiveram boa rela����o com os professores; na vis��o dos cuidadores, a maioria de seus adolescentes sentiam-se muito satisfeitos com a vida, utilizavam seu tempo livre divertindo-se com amigos e deram maior import��ncia aos sentimentos de bem-estar com rela����o ao desempenho f��sico. Conclus��es: s��o evidenciadas as semelhan��as e diferen��as entre adolescentes e cuidadores nas amostras cl��nicos e escolares que podem subsidiar a����es preventivas de sa��de contextualizadas para a cidade de Bel��m.

Avalia����o formativa na Licenciatura de Espanhol: autoavalia����o e autorregula����o em foco

Neste trabalho discute-se uma experi��ncia com a avalia����o formativa voltada para a autoavalia����o e autorregula����o das compet��ncias linguageiras e das estrat��gias de aprendizagem. A pesquisa aqui relatada tinha por objetivo identificar o que estudantes de Licenciatura de Espanhol L��ngua Estrangeira (E/LE) autoavaliam e autorregulam em sua aprendizagem, que impacto tem a autoavalia����o e autorregula����o efetivas em suas compet��ncias de comunica����o e de aprendizagem e, por fim, que atividades did��ticas favorecem a autoavalia����o e autorregula����o dessas compet��ncias. Para alcan��armos os objetivos propostos, optamos por realizar uma pesquisa-a����o, que foi desenvolvida na disciplina L��ngua Espanhola III da Licenciatura em Letras Espanhol da Universidade Federal do Par�� (UFPA) - Campus de Castanhal, com base em suporte te��rico de autores pesquisados, como Allal (1986; 2007), Bonniol e Vial (2001), Perrenoud (2007), entre outros. Para a an��lise dos dados obtidos, foi observado como tr��s estudantes da turma tinham lidado com as atividades formativas propostas ao longo do curso e relacionando seu desempenho na disciplina com sua atitude no tocante a essas atividades. Os resultados revelam que inicialmente os objetos mais avaliados e autorregulados pelos alunos diziam respeito ��s compet��ncias lingu��sticas. No entanto, conforme os aprendentes eram induzidos a refletirem sobre outras dimens��es da aprendizagem da l��ngua estrangeira, alguns deles passaram a incluir em suas autoavalia����es e autorregula����es outros aspectos, como os metacognitivos, o que favoreceu uma melhoria das compet��ncias comunicativas e de aprendizagem. As atividades formativas que propiciaram uma autoavalia����o e autorregula����o mais eficazes foram o roteiro de autoavalia����o, o di��rio de aprendizagem, a elabora����o de objetivos comunicativos e de crit��rios de avalia����o, bem como situa����es que envolviam pr��ticas de autoavalia����o, coavalia����o e avalia����o m��tua.

O pil��o de pilar lembran��as: a ret��rica confessional na po��tica memorialista de Carlos Drummond de Andrade

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cient��fico e Tecnol��gico (CNPq)

Compreender o trabalho na Aten����o Prim��ria �� Sa��de para desenvolver a����es em Sa��de do Trabalhador: o caso de um munic��pio de m��dio porte

INTRODUCTION: Attention in Worker's Health (WH) integrality incites expansion of Primary Health Care (PHC) actions. So, it is necessary to understand the work carried out at PHC units and its possibilities to subside WH plans and procedures aiming at workers' health integral attention. OBJECTIVE: To present PHC workers' perception concerning WH actions performed in health care units of a mediumsized municipality in the state of S��o Paulo. METHODOLOGY: data collected through a 20 question-self-assessment questionnaire prepared by the researcher, using descriptive analysis of closed questions and content analysis of open questions. RESULTS: 45% of all workers answered the questionnaire. All health units in the municipality and all the professional categories part of the PHC teams were enclosed. The answers indicated that the PHC personnel, when providing assistance to users, take their jobs into consideration, and that some actions concerning worker's health are carried out at health care units. The respondents also pointed out that their difficulties to perform these actions are much more related to aspects of the system organization and management, than to the particularities of the worker's health area. CONCLUSION: The study indicates that health care worker's working condition is an important issue for the implementation of PHC worker's health actions

Aquecimento e Desaquecimento Vocal em Estudantes de Pedagogia

Introduction: the voice is one of the main features of interaction between teacher and student. As teachers, future teachers are also risk population for the development of dysphonia and may be subject to protective intervention. Purpose: to evaluate the effect of a vocal warm-up and cool-down procedure at Pedagogy students. Method: A quasi-experimental study, pre-posttest without a control group, with fourteen Pedagogy students at a public university, participants of a short course. The analysis was performed by a self-assessment visual analogue scale of 10 cm, considering aspects related to the body and voice. The protocol was implemented in three steps: pre-test, post warm-up and post cool-down, and it was calculated the averages of the variables of discomfort and compared the measurements before and after performing each procedure. It was used the the Wilcoxon signed-rank statiscal test, adopting a significance level of 5%. Results: there was less discomfort with statistical significance after the vocal warm-up (p=0.002) and cool-down (p=0.001), with greater magnitude in both aspects related to voice. Conclusions: The vocal warm-up and cool-down have positive effects on the perception of students and should be taught to future teachers in order to prevent vocal disorders. The vocal cool-down, poorly researched, should not be passed over vocal health practices since its purpose showed obvious improvement in the investigated group.

Autoavalia����o e avalia����o entre pares no desenvolvimento de projetos orientados pela aprendizagem baseada em problemas: a percep����o de estudantes universit��rios

The study takes as its object the evaluation process of a graduation discipline at the School of Arts, Sciences and Humanities, University of S��o Paulo (USP), developed through the methodology of Problem Based Learning (PBL). We consider three distinct and complementary aspects: procedural review (partial and final) student peer assessment and self-assessment. The sample consisted of 17 students from the undergraduate courses. Data collection occurred in two stages through questionnaires with open and closed questions. The qualitativeinterpretative analysis allowed two comparisons: cross (intra-step) and longitudinal (inter-steps). The results point to a trend of students evaluating objective aspects of the work as well as to overcome some difficulties in the development of the project.

Gest��o da comunica����o das Universidades Federais: mapeamento das a����es e omiss��es

Coordena����o de Aperfei��oamento de Pessoal de N��vel Superior (CAPES)

Processos de inclus��o e exclus��o escolar: um estudo em uma escola p��blica do ensino fundamental I utilizando o ���Index para Inclus��o���

P��s-gradua����o em Psicologia do Desenvolvimento e Aprendizagem - FC

O saber para praticar do jogo de handebol na Educa����o F��sica escolar: recursos avaliativos para o ensino m��dio

P��s-gradua����o em Doc��ncia para a Educa����o B��sica - FC

The effect of noise on the voice of preschool institution educators

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the association between noise levels present in preschool institutions and vocal disorders among educators. METHODS: Cross-sectional study conducted in 2009 with 28 teachers from three preschool institutions located in the city of Sao Paulo (Southeastern Brazil). Sound pressure levels were measured according to Brazilian Technical Standards Association, with the use of a sound level meter. The averages were classified according to the levels of comfort, discomfort, and auditory damage proposed by the Pan American Health Organization. The educators underwent voice evaluation: self-assessment with visual analogue scale, auditory perceptual evaluation using the GRBAS scale, and acoustic analysis utilizing the Praat program. To analyze the association between noise and voice evaluation, descriptive statistics and the chi-square test were employed, with significance of 10% due to sample size. RESULTS: The teachers' age ranged between 21 and 56 years. The noise average was 72.7 dB, considered as damage 2. The professionals' vocal self-assessment ranked an average of 5.1 on the scale, being considered as moderate alteration. In the auditory-perceptual assessment, 74% presented vocal alteration, especially hoarseness; of these, 52% were considered mild alterations. In the acoustic assessment the majority presented fundamental frequency below the expected level. Averages for jitter, shimmer and harmonic-noise ratio showed alterations. An association between the presence of noise between the harmonics and vocal disorders was observed. CONCLUSIONS: There is an association between presence of noise between the harmonics and vocal alteration, with high noise levels. Although most teachers presented mild voice alteration, the self-evaluation showed moderate alteration, probably due to the difficulty in projection.

Anxiolytic-like effect of oxytocin in the simulated public speaking test

Oxytocin (OT) is known to be involved in anxiety, as well as cardiovascular and hormonal regulation. The objective of this study was to assess the acute effect of intranasally administered OT on subjective states, as well as cardiovascular and endocrine parameters, in healthy volunteers (n = 14) performing a simulated public speaking test. OT or placebo was administered intranasally 50 min before the test. Assessments were made across time during the experimental session: (1) baseline (-30 min); (2) pre-test (-15 min); (3) anticipation of the speech (50 min); (4) during the speech (1:03 h), post-test time 1 (1:26 h), and post-test time 2 (1:46 h). Subjective states were evaluated by self-assessment scales. Cortisol serum and plasma adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) were measured. Additionally, heart rate, blood pressure, skin conductance, and the number of spontaneous fluctuations in skin conductance were measured. Compared with placebo, OT reduced the Visual Analogue Mood Scale (VAMS) anxiety index during the pre-test phase only, while increasing sedation at the pre-test, anticipation, and speech phases. OT also lowered the skin conductance level at the pre-test, anticipation, speech, and post-test 2 phases. Other parameters evaluated were not significantly affected by OT. The present results show that OT reduces anticipatory anxiety, but does not affect public speaking fear, suggesting that this hormone has anxiolytic properties.