Thesis (MEd (Curriculum Studies))--University of Stellenbosch, 2009. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The study seeks to investigate how a language is used in teaching and learning of natural science in the intermediate phase, with specific reference to the way in which isiXhosa (learners’ home language) is used alongside English (the resource language and medium of teaching and learning). My research investigated teaching and learning practice materials in two classes and studied the roles of English and isiXhosa in mediating cognitively challenging subject content, particularly natural science concepts and terminology. In chapter two I refer to different theoreticians to advance my argument around the use of language as a tool to promote cognitive development and conceptual understanding in areas of academic learning in this case, natural science. I looked at work done internationally on cognitive development and then explored numerous research projects conducted on the same issue in an African context around the use of indigenous languages in teaching and learning. I also explored the Language in Education Policy underpinning the natural science curriculum statement, particularly the distinction between additive and subtractive bi/multilingualism. I will discuss the language of science and investigate how this highly specialised natural science jargon is used to convey understanding of science to learners who are not native speakers of English. Classroom observations and interviews with teachers are used to gain insight into the use of both isiXhosa and English in everyday teaching and learning. Teaching and learning materials such as textbooks and learners’ work are also explored. These are attempts to determine how natural science concepts and terminology are explained to learners and which language is used and for what purposes? The study concludes that the lack of materials in isiXhosa, coupled with unplanned code switching to English and the extensive use of English borrowings affect learners’ ability to understand cognitively challenging material. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Hierdie studie ondersoek hoe taal gebruik word in die onderrig en leer van natuurwetenskap in die interim fase met spesifieke verwysing na die wyse waarop isiXhosa (die leerders se huistaal) saam met Engels (die taal van hulpbronne en van onderrig-leer). My navorsing het die onderrig en leer praktyke van en materiaal in twee klasse ondersoek en die rolle van isiXhosa en Engels bestudeer waar kognitief-komplekse leermateriaal, veral natuurwetenskap konsepte en terminologie gebruik is. In hoofstuk twee verwys ek na verskeie teoretici om my argument oor die gebruik van taal as instrument om kognitiewe ontwikkeling en konseptuele begrip van natuurwetenskap (in hierdie geval) te bevorder, te ondersteun. Ek ondersoek internasionale perspektiewe op kognitiewe en konseptuele ontwikkeling in akademiese kontekste, in hierdie geval natuurwetenskap, opgevolg deur ‘n verskeidenheid van navorsingsprojekte op dieselfde onderwerp in die konteks van Afrika, veral wat betref die gebruik van inheemse tale in leer en onderrig. Ek neem die Taal in Onderrig Beleid onderliggend aan die natuurwetenskap kurrikulumverklaring in ag, met spesifieke verwysing na die onderskeid tussen aanvullende en afbrekende twee- en meertaligheid. Die taal wat in die natuurwetenskappe gebruik word, word ook onder die loep geneem en die ondersoek fokus op die wyse waarop hierdie hoogs gespesialiseerde vaktaal gebruik word om natuurwetenskap by leerders wat nie huistaalsprekers van Engels is nie, tuis te bring. Klaskamerwaarneming en onderhoude met onderwysers is gebruik om insig te verkry in die gebruik van beide isiXhosa en Engels in daaglikse onderrig en leer. Onderrig- en leermateriaal soos handboeke en leerders se werk is ook ondersoek. Hierdie is gedoen om uit te vind hoe natuurwetenskap konsepte en terminologie aan leerders verduidelik word en watter taal gebruik word vir watter doeleindes. Die studie kom tot die gevolgtrekking dat ‘n gebrek aan onderrig- en leermateriaal saam met onbeplande kodewisseling tussen Engels en Afrikaans en die uitgebreide gebruik van leenwoorde uit Engels beïnvloed die leerders se vermoë om kognitief komplekse materiaal te verstaan.

<p>Iskustvo u radu sa studentima pokazalo je da studenti nedovoljno ĉesto ostvaruju zadovoljavajuće ishode uĉenja na lingvistiĉkim predmetima na studijama engleskog jezika, &scaron;to je takoĊe opisano i u stranoj literaturi. Kao jedan od razloga navodi se nastava koja upućuje studente na pasivnost, te oni pribegavaju memorisanju i reprodukciji materijala kao najĉe&scaron;ćim ishodima uĉenja. Biggs (1999) razraĊuje koncepte dubinskog i povr&scaron;inskog pristupa uĉenju, koje relevantna literatura smatra kljuĉnim faktorima za kvalitet ishoda uĉenja. Dubinski pristup uĉenju korelira sa kvalitetnim ishodima uĉenja i funkcionalnim znanjem, a karakteri&scaron;u ga motivacija, zadovoljstvo usled uĉenja, studentska aktivnost i to aktivnost visokih kognitivnih funkcija. Visoke kognitivne funkcije (Bloom i dr. 1956, Anderson i dr. 2001) i povezane kognitivne radnje (re&scaron;avanje problema, analitiĉko, kritiĉko i kreativno razmi&scaron;ljanje) jesu najvaţniji ciljevi visokog obrazovanja jer samo one, usled primene transfera uĉenja, govore o steĉenom i primenljivom, tj. funkcionalnom znanju. Obuka i razvoj visokih kognitivnih funkcija omogući će studentima da uĉenju pristupe dubinski &scaron;to je jo&scaron; jedan razlog da budu osnovni nastavni cilj svih predmeta na ustanovama tercijarnog obrazovanja. U skladu sa ovim teorijskim postavkama postavljene su osnovna i pomoćna hipoteza: upotreba posebno konstruisanih veţbi za aktivaciju vi&scaron;ih kognitivnih funkcija u nastavi lingvistiĉkih predmeta dove&scaron;će do sticanja funkcionalnog znanja na teorijskom i praktiĉnom nivou; steĉeno znanje kroz ovakvu eksperimentalnu nastavu i upotreba tog znanja odraţavaće kognitivne funkcije ne samo niţeg nego i vi&scaron;eg reda: primeniti, analizirati, proceniti, stvoriti, kao i kritiĉko i kreativno razmi&scaron;ljanje i re&scaron;avanje problema. Kako bi se proverile hipoteze, sproveden je eksperiment sa studentima prve godine engleskog jezika (N=34) na Fakultetu za pravne i poslovne studije dr Lazar Vrkatić u Novom Sadu. U istraţivanju sa paralelnim grupama, eksperimentalna grupa je imala veţbe sa aktivnostima koje razvijaju vi&scaron;e kognitivne funkcije na predmetu uvod u op&scaron;tu lingvistiku tokom zimskog semestra &scaron;kolske 2012/2013. godine. UporeĊeni su kvantitativni rezultati kolokvijuma eksperimentalne i kontrolne grupe na kraju semestra, a potom je sproveden intervju sa po pet studenata iz svake grupe radi utvrĊivanja kvalitativnih razlika u kognitivnim procesima kod ove dve grupe. Obe grupe su ostvarile podjednak uspeh na kolokvijumu, te je osnovna hipoteza odbaĉena. Kodirani podaci iz intervjua pokazali su da obe grupe podjednako koriste kognitivne funkcije po broju i distribuciji, te je i pomoćna hipoteza odbaĉena. Kao obja&scaron;njenje za odsustvo većeg uspeha EG navedena su metodolo&scaron;ka ograniĉenja istraţivanja: duţina eksperimentalne nastave, problem dokazivosti transfera i problem kodiranja intervjua. Drugi faktori koji mogu objasniti neuspeh su: prethodno steĉene navike u uĉenju, neshvatanje svrhe izuĉavanja predmeta i dr. UporeĊeni su rezultati boljih i slabijih studenata, te je utvrĊeno da bolji studenti pokazuju veći stepen samostalnosti, da upotrebljavaju vi&scaron;e kognitivne funkcije kao i duţe nizove kognitivnih radnji. Posmatrajući kvalitativne podatke, bolji studenti eksperimentalne grupe pokazali su promenu gledanja na svet usled izuĉavanja lingvistike i izrazili su zadovoljstvo zbog uĉenja ovog predmeta. Oni pokazuju i upotrebu najduţih nizova vezanih kognitivnih radnji. Iz ovoga se moţe zakljuĉiti da su oni pristupili uĉenju dubinski i zbog toga ostvarili kvalitetnije ishode uĉenja. U cilju dono&scaron;enja ĉvrstih zakljuĉaka neophodno je sprovesti dugotrajniji i obuhvatniji multidiciplinarni istraţivaĉki projekat, s obzirom da bi pozitivni rezultati bili od velikog znaĉaja za pobolj&scaron;anje ishoda uĉenja na tercijarnom nivou obrazovanja. Ključne reči: uĉenje i nastava na tercijarnom nivou, taksonomija obrazovnih ciljeva, pristupi uĉenju, vi&scaron;e kognitivne funkcije, transfer uĉenja, funckionalno znanje.</p> / <p>The experience of working with university students has shown that the learning outcomes of linguistic courses are infrequently satisfactory, which is also described in literature worldwide. Teaching philosophy in which students are forced into passives roles is one of the causes since such teaching results in low motivation with memorizing and reproduction of learned materials as the most frequent outcomes of learning. Biggs (1999) develops the concepts of deep and superficial learning approaches which have been declared in the relevant literature as key factors for the quality of learning outcomes. Deep approach to learning correlates with high quality learning outcomes, and is characterized by high motivation, satisfaction with learning and student activity of appropriately high cognitive levels. Higher cognitive functions (Bloom et. al. 1956, Anderson at al. 2001) and related cognitive activities (problem solving, analytical, critical and creative thinking) are the most important goals of higher education since these thinking skills are transferable and therefore represent applicable and functional knowledge. The training and development of the higher cognitive skills enables students to use deep approaches to learning, which is an additional reason to consider them as fundamental teaching goals in all courses in tertiary education. Based on this theoretical framework the main hypothesis and sub-hypothesis were formulated as follows: the use of specially designed practices which activate higher cognitive functions (HCF) will result in acquiring functional knowledge at both theoretical and practical levels; the knowledge gained through such teaching will reflect the use of higher cognitive functions: apply, analyze, evaluate, create, as well as show problem solving skills and critical and creative thinking. To test the hypotheses an experiment was conducted with the first year English language students (N=34) at the Faculty of Legal and Business Studies dr Lazar Vrkatić in Novi Sad. In the parallel groups design, the experimental group (EG) was involved with activities which develop HCFs in the course of Introduction to General Linguistics during the winter semester of the 2012/2013. Quantitative data were collected at the end of the semester (the final test) and compared between the two groups to determine whether the EG scored better results than the control group (CG). This was followed by interviews with five respondents from each group to qualitatively compare the cognitive processes. No statistically significant difference between test results in the two groups was found and so the main hypothesis was rejected. The coded data from the interviews showed an equal number of identified CFs with both groups with similar distribution patterns, thus the sub-hypothesis was also rejected. The absence of better scores of the EG can be explained by some methodological limitations of the experiment, such as the length of the experimental activities, the problem of proof of transfer and the coding of the interview data. Other factors include the existing learning habits of students, the inability to grasp the purpose of studying linguistics, etc. The results of better students were compared to those of the weaker ones, which showed that better students are more autonomous, use a greater number of HCFs and string more CFs into a complex response. Qualitative data also showed that better students of the experimental group expressed a change in how they see the world around them and express satisfaction because of studying linguistics. They also string the longest chains of cognitive activities. These findings lead to a conclusion that better students of the EG used deep approaches to learning which resulted in higher quality learning outcomes. In order to achieve conclusive results, a comprehensive long-term multidisciplinary research project should be carried out, since its results would have a significant impact on the quality of learning outcomes in tertiary education.</p>

The purpose of this thesis was to explore and describe how bilingual programmes are organized and implemented within the unique linguistic and socio-economic case of Qatar. Specifically the thesis explored bilingual programs offered by two types of primary schools in Qatar: international schools and independent schools. Qatar launched a new initiative for educational development in 2001 but with hardly any research linked to these changes. The study was positioned within a qualitative interpretive tradition drawing on elements of ethnography and grounded theory as tools of methodology. However, quantitative methods were also incorporated within the design. The research design is structured within two main phases: phase one included statistical analysis of secondary data investigating three variables: average teaching time in the first and the second language, students’ and teachers’ nationality. Phase two utilized a multi-case study design. One school from each type was examined in depth over a period of nine weeks. Data were collected by means of school documents, interviews, and non-participant observation of English and Arabic classes. The first phase made an initial impression of the model of bilingual education followed by international and independent schools compared to bilingual typologies found in the literature. The analysis of the two cases examined revealed various differences across the two types. Findings reveal that the international school followed a partial immersion type of programme while the independent school followed a Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) type of programme. The study reveals that the Qatari bilingual schools context was one of heteroglossia, with three codes in operation: Modern Standard Arabic, Colloquial Arabic dialects and English. Findings reveal that teachers and students in the international school adopt a strict separation policy between the two languages following a monoglossic belief. Language teachers and students in the independent school were found to apply a flexible language policy inside English and Arabic classes. The study revealed a gap between claimed programme features and implementation of these features. An absence of a clear language policy in the schools was also a main finding relating to the practice of these schools. In light of these findings, adopting a clear and explicit language-in-education policy should be a priority for policy makers in Qatar. The study revealed how the diglossia situation in Qatari schools is unique and therefore schools must be aware of the languages at the disposal of students and teachers. Schools must also concentrate on developing academic language skills needed for success in L2 schooling.

This research project conducted an in-depth, qualitative assessment of vocational education and training (VET) teachers’ perceptions of pedagogic innovation, with an emphasis on obstacles and supporting factors. The main research question was: “How do teachers’ roles and perspectives shape innovation processes in VET and what does this imply for the development of teaching and learning practices?” Three clusters of subsidiary questions were derived around thematic foci: ‘perceptions and concepts’, ‘documentation of practice’, and ‘dynamics, limitations, and lessons for innovation’. Based on analytical strategies derived from grounded theory, two phases of interviews – the first with ten experts and the second with 62 VET practitioners at 20 colleges – were conducted in England, Germany, and Austria, with a focus on full-time VET (Further Education Colleges, Berufskollegs, and Berufsbildende Mittlere und Höhere Schulen) in the 16-19 age range. Classroom observation preceded semi-structured, 30 to 60 minute interviews with teachers. The study builds on previous research and existing frameworks such as Lipsky’s concept of ‘street-level bureaucracy’ and Flyvbjerg’s ‘critical cases’. However, it fills a gap in the literature by focusing on practitioner perceptions, motivations, professionalism, autonomy, work contexts, and own learning in relation to pedagogic innovation, whilst tracing relevant connections to educational policy, college management, and societal influences. Teachers are shown in multiple roles as inventors, designers, and implementers of innovation, facing nine categories of obstacles. Those include limited time and budgets, bureaucracy and lack of autonomy, problems with project planning and execution, and issues related to lack of support. In addition, this study provides a comparative investigation of practitioners’ interpretations of key terms (‘pedagogy’, ‘didactics’, ‘innovation’), revealing differences between England on the one hand, and Germany and Austria on the other, based on different degrees of autonomy and innovative focus. Based on such findings, the study details recommendations for college leaders and policy makers for facilitating pedagogic innovation, placing each in their respective national contexts.

This study investigates when and why teachers use code-switching as a method as well as teachers’ approach to the use of code-switching as a language strategy. I’ve seen that pupils in Swedish schools have a problem with oral communication and often use code-switching as a strategy. Earlier research has been done on the subject, but most has been done with observations of pupils or teachers. There is also a lack of research done in Swedish schools. It therefore felt necessary to carry out a study interviewing teachers about their approach to the strategy and how they use it. The informants of the study are five teachers who teach English in grades 4-6 in four Swedish schools. Interviews as a qualitative method were used to be able to answer the research questions. The results show that four of the informants use code-switching quite frequently. It shows five different reasons why they code-switch and that they mostly have a positive approach to the strategy, while they see the negative aspects and wish they could use the English language more in class. One of the informants has got a negative approach to the subject and only used codeswitching when necessary. The conclusion shows that all informants think that code-switching helps pupils that have a difficulty with the language of some sort. / Syftet med denna studie var att undersöka när och varför lärare använder kodväxling som metod och även lärares inställning till kodväxling som språkstrategi. Jag har sett att elever i svenska skolor har svårigheter med den muntliga kommunikationen och ofta använder kodväxling som strategi. Tidigare studier har utförts på ämnet men de flesta har varit observationer av elever och lärare. Det råder också brist på forskning utförd i Sverige. Därför kändes det nödvändigt att utföra en studie där lärare intervjuas kring deras inställning till och användande av strategin. Studien genomfördes på fem lärare som undervisar i engelska i årskurs 4–6 på fyra svenska skolor. Intervju som kvalitativ metod användes för att kunna svara på forskningsfrågorna. Resultaten visar att fyra av informanterna använder kodväxling ofta. De visar fem olika anledningar till att de kodväxlar och att de mestadels har en positiv inställning till strategin, samtidigt som de ser negativa aspekter och önskar att de använde engelskan mer i undervisningen. En informant har en negativ inställning till strategin och använder den bara när det är nödvändigt. Slutsatsen visar att alla informanter tycker att kodväxling är bra när det kommer till elever som har någon svårighet med språket.

O foco deste trabalho é a realização de estágio supervisionado em grupos na formação inicial de professores. A pesquisa acompanhou quatro equipes, formadas por dois a quatro estagiários, em duas situações: nas aulas da disciplina Metodologia do Ensino de Inglês, do curso de Licenciatura da Faculdade de Educação da USP, e nas aulas no estágio supervisionado dessas equipes nos minicursos de inglês, nessa mesma instituição. Os dados apresentados aqui foram coletados em 2006 por meio do contato prolongado com os sujeitos da pesquisa, utilizando instrumentos tais como observações de aulas, conversas informais, entrevistas semi-estruturadas e questionários, dentre outros. Buscou-se assim delinear uma descrição qualitativa e detalhada dos sujeitos e de sua experiência de estágio, tendo como interesse principal aspectos relacionados ao próprio trabalho em grupo. Foram observadas quatro principais dimensões do estágio em equipe. A primeira dizia respeito à escolha dos parceiros para formar o grupo. O contato prévio com os colegas e também a conveniência de horários foram identificados como sendo os principais fatores considerados nessa decisão. O segundo aspecto observado na pesquisa foi o da organização das equipes para a preparação das aulas. Como tal atividade não era prevista na grade curricular, devendo ser realizada pelos estagiários em suas horas livres, eles geralmente articulavam a preparação dos materiais a distância, por telefone e e-mail. A terceira característica do trabalho em grupo nos minicursos estava relacionada ao ensino em equipe nas aulas propriamente ditas. Nessa situação, a ansiedade ao ser observado pelos pares foi notada, assim como a dinâmica dos grupos no que se refere à divisão de papéis em sala de aula. A última dimensão do trabalho em grupo analisada na pesquisa foi a existência de líderes informais nas equipes. Mostrou-se que a emergência de líderes não poderia ser explicada por apenas uma única motivação, como maior experiência profissional ou maior conhecimento do conteúdo, estando, em vez disso, inter-relacionada com características do líder propriamente dito, dos demais integrantes do grupo e do contexto como um todo. / The focus of this study is group work in the teaching practicum in initial teacher education. The research observed four groups, made up of two to four student-teachers, in two situations: during classes in the discipline English Teaching Methodology, which is part of the Teaching License course of FEUSP (School of Education of the University of São Paulo), and during the practicum classes of these groups in the English minicourses, in that same institution. The data presented here were collected in 2006 by means of extended contact with the research subjects, using tools such as class observations, informal conversations, semi-structured interviews and questionnaires, among others. The aim was to make a qualitative and detailed description of the subjects and their experience in the teaching practicum, the main interest lying on aspects related to group work. Four main dimensions of group work were observed in the practicum. The first was related to the choice of partners to form a group. It was observed that previous contact with colleagues and also schedule constraints were the main factors taken into account in this decision. The second aspect observed in the research was the organization of the teams to prepare classes. The student-teachers had to use their free time for this activity, since it was not included in the regular class timetable. For this reason, they usually arranged the preparation of materials by phone or e-mail. The third characteristic of group work in the minicourses was connected to team teaching in the classrooms. In this situation, feelings of anxiety for being observed by one\'s peers were detected and the group dynamics regarding the alternation of roles in the classroom were also analyzed. The last dimension of group work investigated in the research was the existence of informal leaders in the teams. It was shown that the emergence of leaders could not be explained by a single motivation (such as greater professional experience or greater knowledge of the content); instead, it was interrelated with characteristics of the leaders themselves, of the other group members and of the context as a whole.

Esta pesquisa analisa fatores que sustentam o uso das metodologias ativas para o aumento do desempenho dos estudantes para a aprendizagem significativa, levando-se em consideração que o ato de aprender é intransferível, só o indivíduo pode fazê-lo e ninguém pode aprender por outro, mas pode-se incentivar o interesse dos estudantes, explorando novas oportunidades de aprendizagem, bem mais centradas na atividade dos estudantes, utilizando a hibridização, que é a mescla de técnicas e ferramentas que auxiliam e dinamizam o aprendizado com a combinação entre ambientes presenciais e virtuais de ensino - usando a ferramenta dos MOOCs pela concepção da sala de aula invertida. Para avaliar a interferência da metodologia ativa de aprendizagem no desempenho, participaram da análise estudantes universitários, de duas instituições particulares, na área de Ciências Sociais Aplicadas, que após um semestre responderam a dois questionários de escalas validadas estatisticamente: Academic Motivation Scale e Escala Estratégica de Aprendizagem para ambientes on-line. Utilizou-se técnicas de análise multivariada, composta pela análise de componentes principais e análise de agrupamento, para avaliar a presença de grupos de motivação. Para a caracterização dos grupos de motivação obtidos foram calculadas as frequências dos grupos formados e médias das componentes principais, bem como as marcações de significância estatística para o teste-t de diferença de médias e técnicas de modelo de regressão para avaliar as médias finais (notas) dos estudantes de acordo com as covariáveis (estudantes que participaram do curso na plataforma MOOC, turma, grupo de motivação e gênero). Os principais resultados demonstram que a escolha de um método ativo de aprendizagem, utilizando a plataforma MOOC interfere em todos os grupos, no aumento da nota final em comparação aos estudantes que não acessaram a plataforma, portanto, não participaram de todo o processo, sendo esse efeito ainda mais expressivo para o grupo de motivação 1 (motivados pela excelência acadêmica), a IES-1 obteve um desempenho superior a IES-2. O êxito da introdução das metodologias ativas está diretamente relacionado a importância do envolvimento de todos os atores desse processo, com destaque as instituições de ensino e professores, para a formação de um indivíduo capaz de transformar a sua vida, o seu meio e a nossa sociedade. / This research analyzes the factors that support the use of active methods to increase the performance of the students towards meaningful learning, taking into account that the act of learning is not transferable, only the individual can do it and no one can learn on the other, but can stimulate the interest of students, exploring new learning opportunities and more focused on the activity of the students, using the hybridization, which is the mixture of techniques and tools to assist and streamline the learning with the combination of classroom and virtual teaching environments - using MOOCs tools for the design of the inverted classroom. In order to evaluate the interference of active learning methodology over performance, students from two private universities in the area of Applied Social Sciences took part in this research and, after one semester answered two statistically validated scales questionnaires: Academic Motivation Scale and Strategic Learning Scale, suitable for online environments. Multivariate analysis techniques, composed by Principal Component Analysis and Cluster Analysis, have been used to assess the presence of motivation groups. In order to characterize obtained motivation groups, frequencies of formed groups and main components averages were calculated as well as markings of statistical significance for the t-test mean difference and regression techniques to assess students final average (grades) according to the covariates (students who took the course in MOOC platform, classroom, motivation group and gender). Main results show that the choice of an active learning method, using MOOC platform interferes in all groups, in the final score increase comparatively to students who had not accessed the platform, thus not participating in the process; this effect was even more significant on motivation of group 1 (motivated by academic excellence), PU-1 achieved a superior performance comparatively to PU-2. The active methods introduction success is directly related to the importance of the involvement of all actors in the process, especially educational institutions and teachers, for the formation of an individual able to transform his life, his environment and our society .

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-28T18:24:14Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 ERIKA TEIXEIRA BREGEIRO.pdf: 2506885 bytes, checksum: f133b19b0a59feb2558f7192fd653199 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-01-28 / This research aims at: (1) identifying the needs, wants and preferences of EJA students, as far as learning English is concerned; and (2) describing and interpreting the phenomenon of learning English from the perspective of 1st term of EJA. The theoretical foundation of the current study is based on Parâmetros Curriculares Nacionais Língua Estrangeira (Brasil, 2002b), Proposta Curricular para a Educação de Jovens e Adultos (Brasil, 2002a), Diretrizes Curriculares para a Educação de Jovens e Adultos (Brasil, 2000b) among other official documents which rule such an educational segment. In addition, this study is also grounded on criteria for needs analysis, considering the perceptions suggested by Hutchinson and Waters (1987), Berwick (1989) and Dudley- Evans and St John (1998). The hermeneutic-phenomenological approach (Ricoeur, 1986/2002; van Manen, 1990; Freire, 2006, 2007) was the orientation adopted for describing and interpreting the learning of English from the perspective of 1st term EJA students as a human experience phenomenon. The research context was a public school in which, through three questionnaires, the opinions of 52 first-tem students were captured and interpreted. The results of this study indicate that the focused students need English for work-related purposes, for using computers or operating machines. In daily life, they also need this foreign language to understand ads, purchase products or use computers. As for expectations, they want to use English for traveling; understanding songs, movies; communicating; and finding better job opportunities. The results also reveal that: (1) they prefer learning English by learning vocabulary; (2) they would like to have listening-comprehension activities; and (3) they would not like to perform tasks related to writing. Furthermore, the results reveal that learning English from the perspective of EJA students, as a phenomenon of human experience, is structured in seven themes: knowledge, opportunity, difficulty, performance, lack, utility, motivation, and teacher. The results of this study may provide reference for teachers and researchers to comprehend, adapt, adjust and select materials for a variety of classroom situations / Esta pesquisa tem por objetivos: (1) identificar as necessidades, expectativas e preferências de aprendizagem da língua inglesa, na visão de alunos da EJA, e (2) descrever e interpretar o fenômeno aprender o inglês sob a perspectiva de alunos do 1º termo Médio da EJA. Este estudo fundamenta-se na Proposta Curricular para a Educação de Jovens e Adultos (Brasil, 2002a); nos Parâmetros Curriculares Nacionais Língua Estrangeira (Brasil, 2002b); nas Diretrizes Curriculares para a Educação de Jovens e Adultos (Brasil, 2000a e Brasil, 2000b) dentre outros documentos para o segmento. Também foram relevantes para este estudo os critérios para Análise de Necessidades, sugeridos por Hutchinson & Waters (1987), Berwick (1989) e Dudley-Evans e St John (1998). A orientação metodológica utilizada foi a abordagem hermenêutico-fenomenológica (Ricoeur, 1986/2002; van Manen, 1990; Freire, 2006, 2007). O contexto de pesquisa foi uma escola pública estadual, na qual foram investigadas duas turmas do 1º termo Médio, noturno, da Educação de Jovens e Adultos, totalizando 52 participantes. Os textos que serviram de base para a interpretação foram coletados por meio de três questionários, aplicados no primeiro semestre letivo de 2008. Os resultados desta pesquisa revelaram que os alunos têm necessidades do Inglês, no trabalho, para o manuseio de máquinas e programas de computador; no cotidiano, para ler e entender anúncios, adquirir produtos ou utilizar o computador. Quanto às expectativas, desejam utilizar o inglês para viajar, compreender filmes, músicas, programas de TV, o que as pessoas falam e para ter oportunidade no mercado de trabalho. Revelam, também, que: (1) a melhor forma de aprender é conhecendo o significado das palavras; (2) gostariam de ter atividades que visassem à compreensão auditiva; e (3) não gostariam de ter atividades de prática escrita. Para os alunos pesquisados, a habilidade mais fácil, útil e, portanto, preferida é a de compreensão oral. Além disso, os resultados indicam que aprender Inglês sob a perspectiva de alunos da EJA se constitui de conhecimento, oportunidade, dificuldade, atuação, falta, utilidade, motivação e professor que emergiram como os grandes temas que estruturam esse fenômeno da experiência humana. Esses resultados permitem tecer considerações sobre a elaboração de materiais ou o planejamento de aulas destinadas especificamente a esse público. Poderá servir de referência para o professor pesquisador, avaliador, adaptador de materiais didáticos, para compreender, procurar, adequar, ajustar e selecionar os materiais para uma situação em sala de aula

Made available in DSpace on 2016-07-27T13:52:25Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 THALITTA FERNANDES DE CARVALHO PERES.pdf: 6549969 bytes, checksum: 4d5738599189441a4843816f3efc080b (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-09-29 / Mathematics is a discipline characterized by a slow learning curve, the students considering it difficult to learn its concepts. For example the teaching of spatial geometry has been distinguished by its abandonment in the classroom. This paper aims at identifying contributions and challenges of teaching spatial geometry, with an arrangement based on the theory of developmental education. What is questioned is: given the concrete conditions, how should one develop education for students in order to form the concept of spatial geometry? Moreover: What sociocultural factors are present affecting the learning of spatial geometry? How do students perceive this type of organization providing education? Does the teacher perceives it as its activity, to teach content based on this type of organization of teaching? And what is the teacher opinion of this form of education? The research was mainly based on the theories of Vygotsky and Davydov, the specific aims being: Identify and analyze the relationships between students and mathematics and with the spatial geometry a day to day basis - identify and analyze the socio-cultural factors in the specific context of school and classroom, that affect learning spatial geometry - consider the opinion of students and teacher, concerning this way of organizing the teaching of spatial geometry. For both, a qualitative study, consisting of a teaching experiment based on the assumptions of Davydov, has been carried out. Data were collected through observations, using semi-structured instruments for diagnostic assessments. The research subjects were math teacher and 28 students in a class of 2nd year of a public high school. Data analysis revealed the following results: motivation of students during the teaching experiment, enhanced knowledge of the contents after the historical logic analysis, a new alternative for providing education to the research subjects, the concept formation of the majority of students, improvement in participation of some students, not even reaching the theoretical thinking, due to various socio-cultural factors, the teaching experiment showed evidence of qualitative changes in teacher performance. It is believed that the main contribution of this research was to show an alternative way of organizing the teaching of mathematics, particularly the teaching of the concept of volume of geometric solids. It is believed that even with the difficulties and contradictions in public school and the children's school life, it is possible to organize an education grounded on the theory of developmental education and contribute to the formation of theoretical thinking in most students. / A matemática é uma disciplina marcada pelo baixo desempenho na aprendizagem, cujos conceitos são considerados difíceis de aprender. E o ensino de geometria espacial tem sido abalizado por seu abandono nas salas de aula. O presente trabalho tem como objetivo geral identificar as contribuições e os desafios de se ensinar geometria espacial organizado, com base na teoria do ensino desenvolvimental. O que se questiona é: dadas as condições concretas, como se desenvolve o ensino para que os alunos formem o conceito de geometria espacial? E ainda: Que fatores socioculturais se apresentam afetando a aprendizagem da geometria espacial? De que modo os alunos percebem este tipo de organização de ensino? E o professor, como percebe sua atividade de ensinar um conteúdo com base nesse tipo de organização do ensino, e qual seria sua visão sobre essa forma de ensino? A pesquisa fundamentando-se principalmente nas teorias de Vygotsky e Davydov. Os objetivos específicos da pesquisa foram: - identificar e analisar as relações dos alunos com a matemática e com a geometria espacial, em sua vida cotidiana; - identificar e analisar os fatores socioculturais no contexto concreto da escola e da sala de aula que interferem na aprendizagem de geometria espacial; - analisar a visão dos alunos e do professor acerca desse modo de organização do ensino de geometria espacial. Para tanto, realizou-se uma pesquisa qualitativa que consistiu num experimento de ensino baseado nos pressupostos de Davydov. Os dados foram coletados por meio de observações, entrevistas semi-estruturadas, instrumentos de avaliações diagnósticas. Os sujeitos da pesquisa foram o professor de matemática e os 28 alunos de uma turma de 2º ano do ensino médio, de uma escola pública. A análise dos dados revelou os seguintes resultados: Motivação dos alunos durante o ensino experimental; conhecimento intensificado do conteúdo após a análise lógica histórica; uma nova alternativa de organização de ensino aos sujeitos da pesquisa; a formação de conceitos da maioria dos alunos; melhora na participação de alguns alunos, mesmo não atingindo o pensamento teórico, devido a diversos fatores socioculturais; o experimento de ensino mostrou indícios de mudanças qualitativas na atuação do professor. Acredita-se que a principal contribuição desta pesquisa consistiu em mostrar um caminho alternativo de organização do ensino de matemática, particularmente o ensino do conceito de volume de sólidos geométricos. Acredita-se que mesmo com as dificuldades e contradições presentes na escola pública e na vida escolar dos alunos, é possível realizar o ensino embasado na teoria do ensino desenvolvimental e contribuir para a formação do pensamento teórico da maioria dos alunos.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-27T16:57:26Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Marcio Vieira de Almeida.pdf: 1460243 bytes, checksum: a4f44f26cc2c378ae48bfea70049311a (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-06-07 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / The focus on this research is the learning and teaching of Differential and Integral Calculus, through the reading of articles written by the researcher David Tall. It is a bibliographical theoretical research, in the modality of panorama, in which the organization is also based on elements of Content Analysis, according to Bardin. We present information about the biography of the English researcher and his relationship with the community of national research. The CAPES Thesis Database was studied, with the objective of identifying the use of theories developed by Tall in national researches. The material for analysis, used for the development of the panorama, was based on 14 articles, taken from the session Limits, Infinity & Infinitesimals of the academic website of the English researcher. The theoretical elements and the approaches in teaching formulated to the concepts real numbers, infinity, limits, continuity, derivatives, integral and differential equations are highlighted in this material. The panorama brings summaries and analysis of theoretical elements, besides highlighting important information on the learning and teaching of Differential and Integral Calculus under Tall s perspectives. With this research, we hope to have contributed to both research and teaching practice / Esta pesquisa tem por foco a aprendizagem e o ensino do Cálculo Diferencial e Integral. Trata-se da realização de um panorama de artigos de autoria de David Tall relacionados a esse tema. É um estudo teórico de caráter bibliográfico, na modalidade panorama, cuja organização se pautou também em elementos da Análise de Conteúdo, segundo Bardin. São apresentados dados sobre a biografia do pesquisador inglês e a relação dele com a comunidade de pesquisa nacional. É realizado um levantamento, no banco de dissertações e teses da CAPES, com a intenção de identificar a utilização dos elementos teóricos desenvolvidos por Tall, em pesquisas nacionais. O material de análise, utilizado para o desenvolvimento do panorama, constituiu-se de 14 artigos, retirados da seção Limits, Infinity & Infinitesimals do sítio acadêmico do pesquisador. São destacados, nesse material, os elementos teóricos e as abordagens para o ensino formuladas para os conceitos: números reais, infinito, limites, continuidade, derivada, integral e equações diferenciais. O panorama traz sínteses e análises de elementos teóricos, além de colocar em evidência dados importantes sobre a aprendizagem e o ensino do Cálculo Diferencial e Integral, na perspectiva de Tall. Com a apresentação deste trabalho espera-se ter contribuído tanto com a pesquisa quanto com a prática docente