A contribuição da pesquisa no desenvolvimento de competências: estudo de caso em um ambiente de educação profissional

Abstract

This work purpose is to evaluate the contribution of research for the development of competences, considering the point of view of teachers and students involved in the professional education process, having as a parameter the effectiveness of the method used. The survey result analysis leads us to realize that teachers and students understand the importance of research as well as its objectives concerning teaching strategies. It also reveals a set of competence attributes developed during the research. From the comparison of the students performances, using indicators established by the school research method, we could identify a significant quality increase during the two year work process. In sum, we can conclude that the research used as a teaching method has highly contributed to develop competences at professional courses.