O currículo de matemática do 1º ciclo doensino secundário de Cabo Verde na perspectiva de professores

Este estudo tem por objetivo compreender a perspetiva de professores sobre o currículo de Matemática do 1º ciclo do Ensino Secundário cabo-verdiano e conhecer necessidades de formação que identificam, para um melhor desempenho na sua catividade profissional. As questões de estudo são: 1) Como se reveem os professores de Matemática no currículo do 1º ciclo do Ensino Secundário, enquanto agentes que interpretam e implementam esse currículo? 2) Que potencialidades e dificuldades reconhecem nesse currículo? 3) Que áreas consideram haver necessidade de formação, para a melhoria da sua prática docente, nesse nível de ensino? O desenvolvimento do referencial teórico integra duas áreas temáticas como eixos centrais: o currículo, o professor e o professor de Matemática. Foi feita uma análise de normativos cabo-verdianos para a educação, entre os quais se destacam a Lei de Bases do Sistema Educativo, o Plano de estudos para o ensino secundário e o Programa de Matemática do 1o ciclo do Ensino Secundário. A metodologia adotada na investigação segue uma abordagem interpretativa e descritiva, suportada por um design de estudo de caso. São estudados três casos, relativos a professores de Matemática cabo-verdianos do 1º ciclo do Ensino Secundário. A recolha de dados recorre a urna entrevista semiestruturada a cada professor, à observação de três aulas por professor participante e à recolha documental. A análise de dados foi feita utilizando principalmente a técnica de análise de conteúdos. Os professores revêem-se como executores de um currículo uniforme, de cumprimento obrigatório, normativo, emanado centralmente e do qual procuram interpretar as intenções. A sua visão de currículo é centrada nos conteúdos do programa, um dos motivos para que o enquadramento ao nível dos meios institucionais e as competências esperadas ao nível do saber fazer e ao nível do saber ser nem sempre serem conhecidas e/ou cumpridas. Em Acão, revêem-se como figuras centrais do currículo. Todos se reveem com mais competência na implementação curricular à medida que vão adquirindo experiência profissional. Concordam com os temas do programa e um deles sugere a inclusão de um tema. Consideram que os conteúdos nem sempre estão bem organizados e mostram a necessidade de a metodologia do programa ser mais detalhada, evidenciando claramente os seus propósitos. Eventualmente, podem não concordar com a estrutura de currículo em espiral do programa. Os professores identificam mais formação com melhor desempenho. As necessidades de formação são: Metodologia do Ensino da Matemática, Resolução de Problemas, Avaliação e a Geometria ligada à utilização de materiais pedagógicos. O estudo parece indicar que os professores não desenvolvem práticas diferentes por não terem essa vivência e aponta os professores mais jovens como mais abertos à mudança. ABSTRACT: The aim of this study is to understand the perspective of the teacher in relation to the Mathematics curriculum of the 1st cycle of Secondary School of Cape Verde (grades 7-8) and to learn about his/her training needs to develop better skills and performance in their professional activity. The key questions in this study are: 1) how do Mathematics teachers, acting in the capacity of agents who interpret and implement the 1st cycle of Secondary School curriculum, see themselves in this curriculum? 2) What potentialities and difficulties can they recognize in the curriculum? 3) What areas do they consider in need of training to improve teaching capacity within such education grade? The theoretical framework of this investigation integrates two main areas: the curriculum and the teacher. An analysis of Cape-Verdian normative texts for education has been made, including the Lei de Bases do Sistema Educativo (Basis Law of the Educational System), the Study plan for secondary school and the Mathematics program of the 1st cycle of secondary school. ln terms of methodology, we opted for an interpretative approach to our investigation, namely the case study. We looked at three case studies concerning the Cape-Verdian mathematics teacher of the 1st cycle of secondary school. The data collection uses a semi­structured interview for each teacher, the observation of three classes per participating teacher and the documental collection. Content analysis is the main technique used for analyzing the data. Teachers see themselves as practitioners of a uniform curriculum with mandatory compliance and delineated guidelines set by the administration, and they follow their own understanding of its intended purpose. Their vision of the curriculum is focused on program contents, one of the reasons why the expected skills at the level of "how to do" and "how to be" are not always known and/or done. ln their professional setting they see themselves with professional skills growing in tandem with professional experience. They all agree with the program contents but one of them suggests one content to add. ln their opinion the program is not always well organized and they suggest the need for a more comprehensive and detailed methodology of program contents. ln addition, they might not agree with the spiral structure of the program curriculum. They also identified the need for more elaborate professional training including: A Methodology for Mathematics Education, solving problems, Evaluation and the Geometry related to the utilization of pedagogical materials. The study seems to indicate that teachers refrain from developing different practices because of lack of experience but also demonstrates that younger teachers are more open to change.

Study of the impact federated erubrics on assessing competences in the practicum

Presentation Research of the Practicum and externships has a long history and involves important aspects for analysis. For example, the recent changes taking place in university grades allot more credits to the Practicum course in all grades, and the Company-University collaboration has exposed the need to study in new learning environments. The rise of ICT practices like ePortfolios, which require technological solutions and methods supported by experimentation, study and research, require particular examination due to the dynamic momentum of technological innovation. Tutoring the Practicum and externships requires remote monitoring and communication using ePortfolios, and competence-based assessment and students’ requirement to provide evidence of learning require the best tutoring methods available with ePortfolios. Among the elements of ePortfolios, eRubrics emerge as a tool for design, communication and competence-assessment. This project aims to consolidate a research line on eRubrics, already undertaken by another project -I+D+i [EDU2010-15432]- in order to expand the network of researchers and Centres of Excellence in Spain and other countries: Harvard University in USA, University of Cologne in Germany, University of Colima in Mexico, Federal University of Parana, University of Santa Catarina in Brasil, and Stockholm University in Sweden(1). This new project [EDU2013-41974-P](2) examines the impact of eRubrics on tutoring and on assessing the Practicum course and externships. Through technology, distance tutoring grants an extra dimension to human communication. New forms of teaching with technological mediation are on the rise and are highly valuable, not only for formal education but especially in both public and private sectors of non-formal education, such as occupational training, unemployed education and public servant training. Objectives Obj. 1. To analyse models of technology used in assessing learning in the Practicum of all grades at Spanish Faculties of Education. Obj. 2. To study models of learning assessment measured by eRubrics in the Practicum. Obj. 3. To analyse communication through eRubrics between students and their tutors at university and practice centres, focusing on students’ understanding of competences and evidences to be assessed in the Practicum. Obj. 4. To design assessment services and products, in order to federate companies and practice centres with training institutions. Among many other features, it has the following functions CoRubric(3) 1. The possibility to assess people, products or services by using rubrics. 2. Ipsative assessment. 3. Designing fully flexible rubrics. 4. Drafting reports and exporting results from eRubrics in a project. 5. Students and teachers talk about the evaluation and application of the criteria Methodology, Methods, Research Instruments or Sources Used The project will use techniques to collect and analyse data from two methodological approaches: 1. In order to meet the first objective, we suggest an initial exploratory descriptive study (Buendía Eisman, Colás Bravo & Hernández Pina, 1998), which involves conducting interviews with Practicum coordinators from all educational grades across Spain, as well as analysing the contents of the teaching guides used in all educational grades across Spain. 55 academic managers were interviewed from about 10 faculties of education in public universities in Spain (20%), and course guides 376 universities from 36 public institutions in Spain (72%) are analyzed. 2. In order to satisfy the second objective, 7 universities have been selected to implement the project two instruments aimed at tutors practice centers and tutors of the faculty. All instruments for collecting data were validated by experts using the Delphi method. The selection of experts had three aspects: years of professional experience, number and quality of publications in the field (Practicum, Educational Technology and Teacher Training), and self-rating of their knowledge. The resulting data was calculated using the Coefficient of Competence (Kcomp) (Martínez, Zúñiga, Sala & Meléndez, 2012). Results in all cases showed an average experience of more than 0.09 points. The two instruments of the first objective were validated during the first half of 2014-15 year, data collected during the second half. And the second objective during the first half of 2015-16 year and data collection for the second half. The set of four instruments (two for each objective 1 and 2) have the same dimensions as each of the sources (Coordinators, course guides, tutors of practice centers and faculty) as they were: a. Institution-Organization, b. Nature of internships, c. Relationship between agents, d. Management Practicum, e. Assessment. F. Technological support, g. Training and h. Assessment Ethics. Conclusions, Expected Outcomes or Findings The first results respond to Objective 1, where we find different conclusions depending on each of the six dimensions. In the case of internal regulations governing the organization and structure of the practicum, we note that most traditional degrees (Elementary and Primary grades) share common internal rules, in particular development methodology and criteria against other grades (Pedagogy and Social Education ). It is also true that the centers of practices in last cases are very different from each other and can be a public institution, a school, a company, a museum, etc. The memory with a 56.34% and 43.67% daily activities are more demands on students in all degrees, Lesson plans 28.18% 19.72% Portfolio 26.7% Didactic units and Others 32,4%. The technical support has been mainly used the platform of the University 47.89% and 57.75% Email, followed by other services and tools 9.86% and rubric platforms 1.41%. The assessment criteria are divided between formal aspects of 12.38%, Written expresión 12.38%, treatment of the subject 14.45%, methodological rigor of work 10.32%, and Level of argument Clarity and relevance of conclusions 10.32%. In general terms, we could say that there is a trend and debate between formative assessment against a accreditation. It has not yet had sufficient time to further study and confront other dimensions and sources of information. We hope to provide more analysis and conclusions in the conference date.

Investigating the effects of cognitive apprenticeship-based instructional coaching on science teaching efficacy beliefs

The overall purpose of this collected papers dissertation was to examine the utility of a cognitive apprenticeship-based instructional coaching (CAIC) model for improving the science teaching efficacy beliefs (STEB) of preservice and inservice elementary teachers. Many of these teachers perceive science as a difficult subject and feel inadequately prepared to teach it. However, teacher efficacy beliefs have been noted as the strongest indicator of teacher quality, the variable most highly correlated with student achievement outcomes. The literature is scarce on strong, evidence-based theoretical models for improving STEB.^ This dissertation is comprised of two studies. STUDY #1 was a sequential explanatory mixed-methods study investigating the impact of a reformed CAIC elementary science methods course on the STEB of 26 preservice teachers. Data were collected using the Science Teaching Efficacy Belief Instrument (STEBI-B) and from six post-course interviews. A statistically significant increase in STEB was observed in the quantitative strand. The qualitative data suggested that the preservice teachers perceived all of the CAIC methods as influential, but the significance of each method depended on their unique needs and abilities. ^ STUDY #2 was a participatory action research case study exploring the utility of a CAIC professional development program for improving the STEB of five Bahamian inservice teachers and their competency in implementing an inquiry-based curriculum. Data were collected from pre- and post-interviews and two focus group interviews. Overall, the inservice teachers perceived the intervention as highly effective. The scaffolding and coaching were the CAIC methods portrayed as most influential in developing their STEB, highlighting the importance of interpersonal relationship aspects in successful instructional coaching programs. The teachers also described the CAIC approach as integral in supporting their learning to implement the new inquiry-based curriculum. ^ The overall findings hold important implications for science education reform, including its potential to influence how preservice teacher training and inservice teacher professional development in science are perceived and implemented. Additionally, given the noteworthy results obtained over the relatively short durations, CAIC interventions may also provide an effective means of achieving improvements in preservice and inservice teachers’ STEB more expeditiously than traditional approaches.^

El aprendizaje en una comunidad en internet de profesores de español como segunda lengua: estudio etnográfico virtual de la comunidad Todoele

In the digital era the availability of resources for online learning has multiplied along with personal learning environments. Proof of this is the proliferation of phenomena in the internet like Open Educational Resources or the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) and the vast diversity of Online Communities of Practice (OCoP). The former is the object of study in the present Thesis. As Juan Freire (2012: 71) wrote: “The education is already happening, specially outside of educational institutions and formal process of education.” The OCoP garnered attention in the research community during the last few years. And, according to published research, online communities are turning into an emerging phenomena not only for “digital natives” (White, 2011) but also for lifelong learning (Wenger et al, 2002; Dubé et al, 2006; Lai et al, 2006) and specially as a tool for teacher training (Garrido, 2003; Murua, 2015). Teachers develop, through these tools, networks of self support, share didactic material, and look for solutions to common problems while undertaking initiatives towards even more collaboration. The present thesis is a study of Comunidad Todoele (CT) one of the most reputable networks for Spanish as a Foreign Language Teachers (ELE, from it’s Spanish acronym). Currently the community has near 11,000 members and it’s main purpose is researching, describing, and theorising the formative processes that happen inside the network from the perspective of those experiencing it. Debate is centred on the questions: What relevant knowledge do the teachers get from the community? In which way are these processes of learning developed? In other words, How, and what, do teachers learn in these environment?..

Leadership and Pedagogical Interaction as Predictors of Learning Outcomes in Physical Education

Problem Statement: This research aims to understand the relative contribution of leadership styles and teacher-student and student-student pedagogical interaction concerning the learning performance and academic achievement in physical education. Research Questions: Are the teacher leadership style and the teacher-student and student-student pedagogical interaction related to the learning performance and academic achievement in physical education in basic schooling? Purpose of Study: There are several factors that contribute for the explanation of learning outcomes, namely teacher leadership styles in the classroom, as well as teacher-student and student-student pedagogical interactions. These factors are considered to be essential in the teaching-learning process and in the subsequent improvement of educational outcomes. Research Methods: A quantitative methodology was implemented, comprising a sample of 447 students attending a School Grouping located in the Central Region of Portugal. In order to verify the nature, the strength and the direction of the relations among the variables, correlation and multiple regression analyses were used. For this, scales already validated and used in other researches were applied. Findings: The results show that the learning performance and the academic achievement are significantly associated with teacher leadership styles and teacher-student and student-student pedagogical interaction. A stronger association was obtained with leadership styles, especially the democratic one. It should be mentioned that these factors provide a higher relative contribution to the learning performance than to the academic achievement. Conclusions: This study sought to deepen the understanding of the explanatory factors of academic success concerning the teaching-learning process in physical education. The analysis conducted highlights the importance of the democratic teacher leadership style and of the pedagogical interaction established within the classroom towards the improvement of students' ability to understand the gains and the effort made in learning.

Predicting the concentration of residual methanol in industrial formalin using machine learning

In this thesis, a machine learning approach was used to develop a predictive model for residual methanol concentration in industrial formalin produced at the Akzo Nobel factory in Kristinehamn, Sweden. The MATLABTM computational environment supplemented with the Statistics and Machine LearningTM toolbox from the MathWorks were used to test various machine learning algorithms on the formalin production data from Akzo Nobel. As a result, the Gaussian Process Regression algorithm was found to provide the best results and was used to create the predictive model. The model was compiled to a stand-alone application with a graphical user interface using the MATLAB CompilerTM.

Relatório no âmbito da unidade curricular prática de ensino supervisionada, realizada no Agrupamento de Escolas de Reguengos de Monsaraz

Este relatório surge no âmbito da unidade curricular Prática de Ensino Supervisionada, inserida no Mestrado em Ensino do Português no 3.º Ciclo do Ensino Básico e Ensino Secundário e de Espanhol no Ensino Básico e Secundário, orientado pelo Professor Doutor Paulo Lampreia Costa. A nossa Prática de Ensino Supervisionada decorreu durante o ano letivo 2015-2016, no Agrupamento de Escolas de Reguengos de Monsaraz. Neste trabalho destacamos e refletimos sobre documentos e legislação fundamentais para a profissão docente, em Portugal. Relatamos as práticas operacionalizadas na planificação, condução de aulas e avaliação das aprendizagens, incidindo, sobretudo, em duas turmas, o 7.º E e o 11.º A/B, nas disciplinas de Português e Espanhol, respetivamente, e analisando-as criticamente. Descrevemos e comentamos a nossa participação na escola, relativamente à preparação e operacionalização de atividades extraletivas. Finalmente, refletimos sobre o nosso desenvolvimento profissional enquanto futuros professores; Abstract: Report within the scope of Supervised Teaching Practice curricular unit This report appears within the scope of Supervised Teaching Practice curricular unit, included in the Master’s Degree in Portuguese Language Teaching for the 3rd stage of Basic Education and Secondary Education and Spanish Language Teaching for Basic and Secondary Education, under the supervision of PhD Professor Paulo Lampreia Costa. Our Supervised Teaching Practice took place during the 2015-2016 school year, in the group of schools of Reguengos de Monsaraz. In this work we emphasize and reflect over fundamental documents and legislation that regulate the teaching activity in Portugal. We report our teaching activity practices which concerns planning, developing classroom activities, assessing learning, addressing, mainly, two classes, 7.th E and 11.th A/B, in Portuguese and Spanish as a Foreign Language II, respectively, and analyse them. We describe and comment our school participation, which concerns the planning and implementation of extra-curricular activities. Finally, we reflect over our professional development as future teachers.

Strategies to Promote Research and Logical Reasoning in the Teaching of Mathematics in the Schools

The purpose of this paper is to raise a debate on the urgent need for teachers to generate innovative situations in the teaching-learning process, in the field of Mathematics, as a way for students to develop logical reasoning and research skills applicable to everyday situations. It includes some statistical data and possible reasons for the poor performance and dissatisfaction of students towards Mathematics. Since teachers are called to offer meaningful and functional learning experiences to students, in order to promote the pleasure of learning, teacher training should include experiences that can be put into practice by teachers in the education centers. This paper includes a work proposal for Mathematics Teaching to generate discussion, curiosity and logical reasoning in students, together with the Mathematical problem solving study.

La formazione degli stati regionali italiani (secc. XIII-XV). Acquisizioni scientifiche e ricadute sui manuali di storia, tra formazione degli insegnanti e approcci metodologici

La ricerca intende indagare i rapporti tra le acquisizioni della ricerca scientifica nel campo della storia, con particolare riferimento al tema della formazione degli stati regionali italiani, e il suo insegnamento nella scuola secondaria di secondo grado. Nella parte dedicata al quadro teorico si sottolinea la sempre più stringente necessità di un insegnamento e apprendimento della storia di qualità nella società attuale, basati sul senso della partecipazione democratica attiva e allo sviluppo del pensiero critico, nonostante i documenti ufficiali ministeriali non sempre dedichino al tema la giusta importanza e i recenti risultati ottenuti grazie a un questionario somministrato a studenti universitari sembrino confermare una didattica ancora legata alla pratica tradizionale. A questo proposito, quindi, occorre rifondare e ricentrare l’importanza della storia grazie all’approfondimento del lessico specifico e delle premesse epistemologiche basilari della disciplina. A partire da queste premesse, nell’inquadramento empirico si analizza lo stato di avanzamento della ricerca scientifico-accademica recente nei confronti della formazione degli stati regionali italiani bassomedievali, si confronta il tema nei principali manuali scolatici adottati nell’area metropolitana di Bologna; e sono infine analizzate le concezioni circa la storia, la storia medievale e l’utilizzo del libro di testo degli insegnanti di storia di scuola secondaria di secondo grado grazie alle risposte derivate dalla somministrazione di un questionario sulla pratica docente. I risultati ottenuti permetteranno di cogliere eventuali scollature tra la ricerca accademica e l’insegnamento nella scuola secondaria della storia, della storia medievale e della formazione degli stati regionali, sottolineando, talvolta, la necessità sempre più urgente di una integrata formazione continua degli insegnanti.

As relações entre saber e poder em testes psicodiagnósticos a partir de M. Foucault

In this article my main objective is to approach some questions related to the tests used in psychodiagnostics processes of children who are considered as having learning difficulties. Having the book Discipline and Punish (1975/1986) by Foucault as theoretical basis, I intend to investigate the hypothesis that the child is considered ill or abnormal due to the factors related to imposed norms and not to organic aspects and/or neurological pathology. My interest is to analyse the signs that allow us to point out the written language conception of tests. This language is expected and privileged, however it may not be the language that the child uses and experiences every day.

Formação de professores: aspectos históricos e teóricos do problema no contexto brasileiro

This article deals with the theme of teacher training from the historical and theoretical perspectives. In the first part, the historical focus is introduced and the trajectory of teacher training in Brazil is examined, dividing it into six periods beginning with the passing of the Law of Schools of First Letters in 1827 and closing with the promulgation of the new law for national education in 1996. The second part deals with theoretical aspects, considering the two basic models of teacher training, their implications for the training of teachers of primary and pre-school education, the dilemma resulting from the contraposition between the two models and the way for overcoming it and concluding with observations on the training of teachers for special education.

Educação Fisica no ensino medio-periodo noturno : um estudo participante

Universidade Estadual de Campinas. Faculdade de Educação Física

Contribuições dos programas de pos-graduação stricto sensu na formação e atuação dos docentes de ensino superior : o caso da educação fisica

Universidade Estadual de Campinas . Faculdade de Educação Física

Preparação profissional em educação fisica : das leis a implementação dos curriculos

Universidade Estadual de Campinas . Faculdade de Educação Física

Nonverbal narratives: Listening to people with severe intellectual disability

This article describes an exploratory study that examined the perspectives of practitioners who spend much of their working day listening to and in some ways interpreting for people with severe intellectual disabilities. On the basis of focus group interviews with 23 professional disability-sector workers, including speech therapists, psychologists, and human service workers, the article reports on the importance of a practitioner's values and experience in successful interactions with individuals who rely on self-developed nonsymbolic communication repertoires. The article includes a discussion of the likelihood of including individuals with severe intellectual disabilities in narrative research.