M-learning (mobile learning) é o campo de pesquisa que investiga como os dispositivos móveis podem contribuir para a aprendizagem. Na presente tese é proposto o M-learnMat, um modelo pedagógico para atividades de m-learning em Matemática. O mesmo tem por objetivo orientar práticas educativas que envolvam o uso (não exclusivo) de dispositivos móveis no Ensino Superior e é fundamentado na Teoria da Atividade. Nessa teoria, o foco está nas atividades que os indivíduos desenvolvem e nas relações diversas que decorrem destas. Assim, o modelo tem seu diferencial no fato de relacionar m-learning, Matemática do Ensino Superior e Teoria da Atividade, visando contribuir para a organização, desenvolvimento e análise de atividades pedagógicas. Para a elaboração do M-learnMat, além da revisão bibliográfica, foi realizada uma pesquisa exploratória e um estudo de caso piloto. Essas ações forneceram dados que permitiram compreender melhor algumas questões relacionadas ao uso educacional de celulares. Para a experimentação do modelo foram organizados dois estudos de caso com alunos do Ensino Superior. Os mesmos ocorreram durante o primeiro semestre letivo de 2011, na disciplina de Cálculo I, com utilização dos celulares dos próprios alunos. Para a coleta e análise dos dados foi promovida uma pesquisa mista, envolvendo abordagens qualitativas e quantitativas, em função das características dos dados. A experimentação sinalizou que o M-learnMat tem potencial para orientar as atividades a que se destina, colaborando para que as mesmas sejam desenvolvidas segundo estratégias definidas. / M-learning (mobile learning) is a field of research that investigates how mobile devices can contribute to learning. This thesis presents M-learnMat, a pedagogical model for m-learning Math activities. This model, developed with support of the Activity Theory, aims at orienting educational practices that involve the use (non-exclusive) of mobile devices in graduation courses. The Activity Theory focuses on the activities developed by individuals and in the various relationships resulting from them. Thus, the model is distinctive as it comprises m-learning, Mathematics and the Activity Theory with the purpose of contributing to the organization, development and analysis of pedagogical activities. Besides the literature review, the development of M-learnMat included exploratory research and a pilot case study. These actions provided data that allowed for a better understanding of some issues related to the educational use of cell phones. For model experimentation, two case studies were carried with college level students. These took place in the first semester of 2011, in Calculus I, in which students used their cell phones. For data collection, a mixed methods research (quantitative and qualitative) was used due to the characteristics of the data. The experimentation indicated that M-learnMat has the potential to guide activities, and collaborate for their application according to defined strategies.

Esta tese apresenta uma proposta, estruturada na forma de modelo pedagógico – MECATAS – Modelo para o processo de Ensino-aprendizagem de engenharia de Controle e Automação baseado na Teoria da Aprendizagem Significativa. Segundo representantes da Confederação Nacional das Indústrias (CNI), uma das possíveis causas da evasão nos cursos de engenharia é a distância entre os currículos dos cursos e a solução de problemas concretos imposta pela realidade do mercado. Para diminuir essa distância, o modelo proposto neste trabalho utiliza: (i) teorias cognitivas da aprendizagem, para fornecer as bases da construção do modelo pedagógico proposto e para análise dos resultados; (ii) uma plataforma tecnológica, para auxiliar os estudantes no desenvolvimento de atividades inerentes à experimentação da prática profissional; (iii) mecanismos de desenvolvimento da aprendizagem e de avaliação. A pesquisa desenvolvida tem como objetivo responder à seguinte questão: “Como as plataformas tecnológicas podem ajudar a desenvolver a aprendizagem significativa de alunos de engenharia de controle e automação?”. O aporte teórico do modelo e da pesquisa constitui-se de: a Teoria da Aprendizagem Significativa (TAS) de Ausubel e dos mapas conceituais de Novak. A plataforma tecnológica proposta é utilizada para auxiliar o aluno na concepção, projeto, simulação e teste de sistemas de controle. Essa plataforma integra o software de simulação matemática MATLAB® a uma coluna de destilação piloto, permitindo a realização de testes dos sistemas de controle desenvolvidos diretamente no protótipo, simulando uma experiência profissional. Para validação do modelo pedagógico proposto, uma investigação foi delineada na forma de experimento didático-pedagógico para alunos da disciplina de controle avançado de três semestres letivos em um curso de engenharia de controle e automação no Instituto Federal Fluminense. Os resultados obtidos a partir dos instrumentos de pesquisa são analisados sob a luz das teorias envolvidas. / This thesis presents a proposal structured as a pedagogical model called MECATAS – a model for improvement of teaching-learning process in the control engineering education. According to members of the National Confederation of Industries of Brazil, one of the possible motives of evasion in engineering degrees is the split between the curriculum of schools and the solution of practical problems imposed by the enterprise reality. To reduce this distance, the model proposed in this thesis has the following elements: 1 - cognitive theories of learning, to provide the basis for model construction and analysis of results; 2 - proposed technological platform, to assist students in developing activities related to experimentation of professional practice; 3 - tools for the development of learning and assessment mechanism. The research developed has as goal to answer the following question: "How the technological platforms, can help develop meaningful learning of students in control engineering?". The theoretical basis for the model is the meaningful learning theory of Ausubel and concept maps of Novak. The proposed technological platform is used to aid the student in the conception, design, simulation and testing of control systems. This platform integrates the mathematical simulation software MATLAB® to a prototype of a distillation column, allowing the testing of control systems developed directly on a real system. To validate the proposed pedagogical model, an investigation was outlined as a didactic and pedagogical experiment for students of advanced control of three periods in a course in control engineering at the Instituto Federal Fluminense. The results from the research instruments applied are reviewed under the light of the theories involved.

Диссертационное исследование посвящено разработке педагогической модели физического воспитания в вузах Колумбии. До настоящего времени в учебных планах вузов Колумбии отсутствует дисциплина «Физическая культура». В основу модели положены особенности развития физической культуры и спорта в Колумбии и отдельные черты физического воспитания в вузах России. / The dissertation research is devoted to the development of a pedagogical model of physical education in Colombian universities. Until now, there is no discipline "Physical culture" in the curricula of Colombian universities. The model is based on the features of the development of physical culture and sports in Colombia and certain features of physical education in Russian universities.

This research investigates the position of creativity within graphic design education in general, and within the Omani educational context specifically. It situates itself among three realms: education, design, and creativity, investigating the relationships, effectiveness, and interrogations among these three topics. Creativity is defined within this research and in relation to graphic design education as problem solving , which is explained also as a cultural activity, or a cultural production. Graphic designers can involve themselves effectively in solving communication, social, and cultural problems that are classified as wicked problems , which usually require creative solutions. It is argued that Omani graphic designers should be creative problem solvers and able to find effective solutions for these problems. Yet this is not the case in Oman, at least from an educational point of view. The research problem is that the Omani design education system lacks a framework that recognises creativity as an important concept in education. Such a lack creates a twofold problem: 1) underestimating the importance of creativity in Omani design education; and 2) a shortage of pedagogical structured programmes that can enhance students creativity. It is argued that this problem is a result of the neglected situation of creativity in Arabic traditional education in general. Traditional education usually does not support creative thinking in design students, which consequently minimises their roles in social and cultural change. Based on the above, this research aims to develop a pedagogical model that can enhance and promote creative potential within Omani graphic design students. This aim can be achieved through re-establishing the position of creativity within Omani design education and valuing creativity as integrated part of graphic design. It proposes that the pedagogical model can offer a systematic approach for lecturers, to guide them into the best practice to enhance the creative potential of their students. Therefore, this research, and the proposed model, is the first step towards improving the position of creativity in Omani design educational systems in general. The model would propose to help Omani graphic design students to develop their creative problem solving abilities, which can allow them to effectively find solutions for several social and cultural wicked problems faced in Oman, such as the increased rate of car accidents nationally). The model will contain some creative-thinking techniques, and some pedagogical strategies that are already used internationally in education to improve creativity. The relevant literature has been reviewed to study the techniques and strategies used internationally to improve the creative potential of graphic design students. A qualitative interpretative methodology was used to answer the research questions and fulfil the aims. A survey approach was used for this research, implementing two methods: questionnaires and interviews. The online questionnaire was conducted with 33 international participants. It investigated how creativity is defined within graphic design contexts; whether creativity can be taught or enhanced; if yes, How, and by which techniques and strategies? Which curriculum contents are most suitable and effective? And how to assess creativity within graphic design education?. The same set of questions was asked in face-to-face interviews conducted with 39 design lecturers. The participants in these interviews were local lecturers who teach graphic design courses at six Omani institutions. All of the collected data were analysed by a thematic analysis method, by coding and categorising them according to different themes that had been extracted earlier from the literature. The contribution of this research is in defining the concept of creativity through scientific research; more specifically by practical research conducting an international survey and local interviews. Through this approach, this research has collected ideas, insights and trends about creativity in graphic design and how it can be developed. Also, this research has advanced knowledge of the relationships among graphic design, creativity, and education, specifically in the Arabic region. It is an attempt to emphasise this new field. Moreover, this research has given a snapshot of differing views regarding creativity in design education as perceived by international lecturers versus Omani lecturers, through conducting a cross-cultural study by asking these two groups the same questions, which was an interesting comparison. Finally, the collected data were utilised to develop the proposed pedagogical model designed for graphic design lecturers who teach design courses within Omani design education. The pedagogical model is the main contribution of this research. It would be suggested to the Omani Ministry of Higher Education that the model should be part of the Omani undergraduate graphic design curriculum.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-29T14:23:19Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Renato de Amorim Gomes.pdf: 5900636 bytes, checksum: d83603fadc8f3f5c606b4caca01f16ec (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-05-22 / This master s thesis presents some reflections on the pedagogical modeling in online education. The study focused on trying to identify what is the influence of the pedagogical model in the sensation of proximity and distance between the subjects in virtual environments for teaching and learning. With this in mind, we sought in some authors the theoretical basis to address the issue, highlighting Behar (2009) and Coll and Monereo (2010) on pedagogical models; Peters (2001), Moore (2007) and Tori (2010) on proximity and distance; Silva (2010) and Mattar (2009) on interactivity; and Merleau-Ponty (1999) and Basbaum (2005) on sensation. In the virtual ethnographic research, based on the orientations from Godoi, Mello e Silva (2006), Hine (2004) and Meister (2011), we observed, in the period between June 2010 and December 2012, the reaction evaluation of six groups of students from an online course of university extension from the Municipal University of São Caetano do Sul (USCS), whose offer took place in two different virtual environments for teaching and learning: a commercial LMS for the first three groups and the Moodle environment for the others. The results revealed that, in the pedagogical architecture - the first of the elements of the pedagogical model, composed by organizational aspects, aspects related to content, technology and methodology there are several interdependent factors that exert an influence on the sensation of proximity and distance, and that in online education the mere availability of technological resources is not a guarantee that there will be proximity between students and teachers, as well as between students and students. We observe that the transactional distance may increase when the structure is maximized in a virtual environment for teaching and learning of a socio-constructivist and interactionist conception (in the case of this study, Moodle) if it offers "expectations" of dialogue between the participants. On the other hand, transactional distance may decrease when the dialogue is expanded in an environment of behaviorist conception (reflected in this study in a commercial virtual environment for teaching and learning) and when the teacher makes use of mechanisms to increase proximity, especially with students who are digital immigrants / Esta dissertação de mestrado apresenta algumas reflexões sobre a modelagem pedagógica na educação on-line. A pesquisa teve seu foco na tentativa de identificar qual é a influência do modelo pedagógico na sensação de proximidade e distância entre os sujeitos nos ambientes virtuais de ensino-aprendizagem. Para tanto, buscamos em alguns autores a base teórica para tratar do tema, destacando Behar (2009) e Coll e Monereo (2010) sobre modelos pedagógicos; Peters (2001), Moore (2007) e Tori (2010) sobre proximidade e distância; Silva (2010) e Mattar (2009) sobre interatividade; e Merleau-Ponty (1999) e Basbaum (2005) sobre sensação. Na pesquisa etnográfica virtual, com base nas orientações de Godoi, Mello e Silva (2006), Hine (2004) e Meister (2011), acompanhamos, no período de junho de 2010 a dezembro de 2012, a avaliação de reação de seis turmas de alunos de um curso on-line de extensão universitária da Universidade Municipal de São Caetano do Sul (USCS), cuja oferta ocorreu em dois ambientes virtuais de ensino-aprendizagem distintos: um LMS comercial nas três primeiras turmas e o ambiente Moodle nas três turmas posteriores. Os resultados revelaram que na arquitetura pedagógica o primeiro dos elementos do modelo pedagógico, composto pelos aspectos organizacionais, de conteúdo, tecnológicos e metodológicos residem diversos fatores interdependentes que influenciam a sensação de proximidade e distância, e que na educação on-line a simples disponibilidade de recursos tecnológicos não é sinônimo de que haverá proximidade entre aluno/professor e aluno/aluno. Notamos que a distância transacional pode aumentar quando a estrutura é maximizada em um ambiente virtual de ensinoaprendizagem de concepção socioconstrutivista-interacionista (no caso desta pesquisa, no Moodle), se este oferece expectativas de diálogo entre os participantes; por outro lado, a distância transacional pode diminuir quando o diálogo é ampliado em um ambiente de concepção behaviorista (refletido nesta pesquisa em um ambiente virtual de ensino-aprendizagem comercial), e quando o docente se utiliza de mecanismos para aumentar a proximidade, principalmente com alunos imigrantes digitais

This thesis uses analytic philosophical inquiry and autobiographical narrative inquiry to identify a conception of critical thinking (CT) that is “most adaptable” for teaching History 12, and then discusses the strengths and limitations. The CT literature includes several conflicting conceptions of CT, and I use two specific types of analytic philosophical inquiry, (conceptual analysis and conceptual structure assessment), to identify which conception is “most adaptable” for teaching History 12. After considering the degree to which each conception meets the criteria developed for the “most adaptable” conception of CT, I conclude that the Critical Thinking Consortium’s (TC²) conception is the most adaptable. Of all the conceptions developed thus far, the TC² approach is unique because it is designed solely as a pedagogical model for embedding CT throughout the curriculum of each subject and grade level. In the second section of the thesis, I use autobiographical narrative inquiry to reflect on the strengths and limitations of the TC² model after using the model to teach History 12 for a year. One of the foundational principles of the TC² conception is the notion that embedding CT throughout the curriculum is a powerful way of improving understanding. I determine that this contention is accurate because students improved their knowledge of the curriculum, the epistemology of history, and the adoption of CT in their everyday lives. Furthermore, use of the TC² conception helped improve my planning and assessment practices, and initiated a positive change of my role in the classroom.

This thesis uses analytic philosophical inquiry and autobiographical narrative inquiry to identify a conception of critical thinking (CT) that is “most adaptable” for teaching History 12, and then discusses the strengths and limitations. The CT literature includes several conflicting conceptions of CT, and I use two specific types of analytic philosophical inquiry, (conceptual analysis and conceptual structure assessment), to identify which conception is “most adaptable” for teaching History 12. After considering the degree to which each conception meets the criteria developed for the “most adaptable” conception of CT, I conclude that the Critical Thinking Consortium’s (TC²) conception is the most adaptable. Of all the conceptions developed thus far, the TC² approach is unique because it is designed solely as a pedagogical model for embedding CT throughout the curriculum of each subject and grade level. In the second section of the thesis, I use autobiographical narrative inquiry to reflect on the strengths and limitations of the TC² model after using the model to teach History 12 for a year. One of the foundational principles of the TC² conception is the notion that embedding CT throughout the curriculum is a powerful way of improving understanding. I determine that this contention is accurate because students improved their knowledge of the curriculum, the epistemology of history, and the adoption of CT in their everyday lives. Furthermore, use of the TC² conception helped improve my planning and assessment practices, and initiated a positive change of my role in the classroom.

DIORIO, Renata Rovaris. O significado da implementação da reforma curricular no Colégio Militar de Fortaleza em direção à interdisciplinaridade e à visão de competência. 2014. 192f. – Tese (Doutorado) – Universidade Federal do Ceará, Programa de Pós-graduação em Educação Brasileira, Fortaleza (CE), 2014 / Submitted by Márcia Araújo (marcia_m_bezerra@yahoo.com.br) on 2014-08-06T13:23:32Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2014_tese_rrdiorio.pdf: 970462 bytes, checksum: 958e7a45440e291adf80f5fac7e6f938 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Márcia Araújo(marcia_m_bezerra@yahoo.com.br) on 2014-08-06T14:11:38Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 2014_tese_rrdiorio.pdf: 970462 bytes, checksum: 958e7a45440e291adf80f5fac7e6f938 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2014-08-06T14:11:38Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2014_tese_rrdiorio.pdf: 970462 bytes, checksum: 958e7a45440e291adf80f5fac7e6f938 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014 / The reconstruction of the curriculum of the Brazilian Military School System (SCMB) is a part of a huge Project that the Brazilian Army has chosen towards the modernization of its system, in a new context that it involves other demands from this millennium with the adoption of the pedagogical model of teaching by means of competences. This approuch enphasizes other methodologies and practices. This reseach has been motivated by the following questioning: how is the process of curricular changes at CMF which belongs to the SCMB happening? The main objective for this study is to analyze this process by the following categories: Curriculum, Interdisciplinarity and the pedagogical model of teaching by means of Competences. Other aims are added to them, such as: to describe the process of reconstruction of the curriculum at CMF, analyzing the officials documents from the curriculum, the DCNEM, the PCN and also the SCMB specific documents, among others, focusing on the following categories: curriculum, interdisciplinarity and the pedagogical model of teaching by means of competences; to analyze the given meanings of the target categories by the participants of this research; to caracterize the teacher’s way in this path of the curriculum reform based on the English Language Teaching (LEM) example. The methodological tool used for this researcch was the Content Analysis Technique. The collected data has showed us that we are in the process of migration towards the new concepts of teaching and learning processes. Moreover, they have also showed us that the way of teaching and learning English is an example of interdisciplinarity and multicultural scenario, therefore other practices have already taken place at CMF and they have showed us that the teachers’s concepts have been changed. The teachers have already found other ways to teach, so a new portrait has been built up with the interdisciplinarity, the contextualization of the contents and the multiculturalism ingredients. However, the relink of the different areas of the knowledge, the interaction and the integration of these fields have been done, there is still much work to do on this way. / A reconstrução do currículo do Sistema Colégio Militar do Brasil (SCMB) faz parte de um projeto maior do Exército Brasileiro que visa à modernização do seu sistema, num contexto inserido por demandas deste milênio, com a adoção do Ensino por Competências. Essa abordagem pressupõe um enfoque que privilegia outras metodologias e práticas. A pesquisa apresentada nesta tese foi motivada pela seguinte indagação: como está sendo implementado, pelos docentes, o processo de reforma curricular do Colégio Militar de Fortaleza, inserido no contexto da reforma do SCMB? Para tal desafio, o objetivo geral deste estudo é: analisar o processo de implementação curricular do CMF inserido na reforma que atinge todas as unidades do SCMB, à luz das seguintes categorias: Currículo, Interdisciplinaridade e Ensino por Competências. A esses objetivos seguem-se outros, mais específicos, tais como: descrever o processo de mobilização do CMF para reformar seu currículo e o que o motivou para tal empreitada; contextualizar a reforma curricular do CMF nos documentos curriculares oficiais, nas Diretrizes Curriculares Nacionais do Ensino Médio (DCNEM), nos Parâmetros Curriculares Nacionais (PCN) e na matriz do Exame Nacional do Ensino Médio (ENEM), assim como nos documentos oficiais do SCMB sobre as categorias Currículo, Interdisciplinaridade e Ensino por Competências; analisar os significados dados às categorias elencadas pelos sujeitos participantes dessa pesquisa; caracterizar a trajetória de docentes no processo de implementação curricular, com base no exemplo do ensino de língua inglesa, língua estrangeira moderna (LEM). Os dados foram coletados e analisados por meio da técnica de análise de conteúdo. Os resultados demonstram que estamos em um processo de transição migrando de um currículo focado por objetivos para outro, com abordagem em competências. Além disso, pode-se constatar que o ensino de língua inglesa constitui um dos exemplos de cenário interdisciplinar e multicultural, entretanto outras práticas se fazem presentes nesse cenário de reforma curricular, demonstrando que as concepções dos processos de ensino e de aprendizagem também estão se transformando. Os docentes já perfazem outro caminhar, um novo retrato se instaura, à medida que a interdisciplinaridade, a contextualização dos conteúdos e o multiculturalismo já marcam presença no currículo em ação. Com relação à religação dos saberes, a interação e a integração das áreas do conhecimento, estamos no rumo certo, mas ainda há muito por fazer.

This thesis uses analytic philosophical inquiry and autobiographical narrative inquiry to identify a conception of critical thinking (CT) that is “most adaptable” for teaching History 12, and then discusses the strengths and limitations. The CT literature includes several conflicting conceptions of CT, and I use two specific types of analytic philosophical inquiry, (conceptual analysis and conceptual structure assessment), to identify which conception is “most adaptable” for teaching History 12. After considering the degree to which each conception meets the criteria developed for the “most adaptable” conception of CT, I conclude that the Critical Thinking Consortium’s (TC²) conception is the most adaptable. Of all the conceptions developed thus far, the TC² approach is unique because it is designed solely as a pedagogical model for embedding CT throughout the curriculum of each subject and grade level. In the second section of the thesis, I use autobiographical narrative inquiry to reflect on the strengths and limitations of the TC² model after using the model to teach History 12 for a year. One of the foundational principles of the TC² conception is the notion that embedding CT throughout the curriculum is a powerful way of improving understanding. I determine that this contention is accurate because students improved their knowledge of the curriculum, the epistemology of history, and the adoption of CT in their everyday lives. Furthermore, use of the TC² conception helped improve my planning and assessment practices, and initiated a positive change of my role in the classroom. / Education, Faculty of (Okanagan) / Graduate

An important challenge for physical education teachers is to find strategies for the implementation of health education in the school subject physical education and health (PEH). The overall aim of this thesis has been to develop and explore the implementation of a pedagogical, practice based teaching-learning model in PEH. Focus of the study has been to promote students' understanding of health with aerobic condition, and its impact on health, as the specific object of learn-ing. The concept of Health Literacy has pervaded the entire project, both in the design of the model and in the analysis of students' description of their experi-ence and knowledge development. One upper secondary school class (n=32) was chosen for this action-based study. The implementation of the pedagogical model was designed as a student task-oriented interactive model. The educational outcomes of the model derived from tests and questionnaires were examined analyzed with statistics and con-tent analyses, as presented in article I and with phenomenographic analyses of student reports presented in article II. In focus for the analysis was how the object of learning, the phenomenon that the students encountered were de-scribed, experienced, conceptualized and understood. The design of the model supported an active processing of knowledge and stu-dents' ability of critical self-reflection within the framework of health literacy. To better integrate health in physical education, we need to both broaden stu-dents' way of questioning, and challenge their ways of constructing knowledge in (physical) health. / Forskningslinjen Utbildning