O papel da motivação na aprendizagem: a autobiografia de uma professora de ensino religioso

Abstract

This article aimed to verify the relationship between the pedagogical action of a Religious Education teacher and the role of motivation in the learning of elementary school students. In it, I sought to un-derstand the experiences, perceptions and performance of this teacher, working at a State school in the city of Quaraí / RS, through an autobiographical narrative. Thus, I used the autobiographical ap-proach, as it allowed me to understand, among other things, how much the experience of older teach-ers has helped beginning teachers in the pedagogical posture, since the knowledge derived from the practice, together with the theory, are undeniably necessary for professional development. From this study, I understood that motivation is a constant search and, in education, it has a great interrelation with learning and requires action, behavior and skills to achieve its goals. I also found that the teach-er's disposition is of fundamental importance, so that the class happens actively and with the participa-tion of all, through methodological choices, content and sensitive listening. This means that, in addition to their training, the teacher needs to act with flexibility, creativity and attention to students, enhancing interpersonal relationships. The results showed that the research favored a significant learning in rela-tion to motivation and school performance, since the motivational style of the teacher is fundamental for the involvement of students in the classroom.