“Uma aula diferente”: um caso de introdução de atividades interativas no ensino da Ciência Política

Pedro Silveira

doi:10.35699/2237-5864.2020.24042

Autores/as

Pedro Silveira Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI), Covilhã, Portugal; Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL), Lisboa, Portugal. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7454-5615

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35699/2237-5864.2020.24042

Palabras clave:

Aprendizaje activo, Actividades interactivas de clase, Formación en Ciencia Política, Educación superior en Portugal

Resumen

El artículo tiene como objetivo revelar el impacto de la introducción de actividades interactivas en clase sobre la satisfacción del estudiante. Se basa en el enfoque constructivista del conocimiento y en las ventajas del aprendizaje activo (active learning); se llevó a cabo un estudio empírico, que consistió en comparar los cuestionarios de satisfacción de los estudiantes de dos clases, donde las actividades no se realizaron, con otras dos, donde estas actividades sí tuvieron lugar. Los cuestionarios fueron sometidos a un análisis de contenido cualitativo y cuantitativo, revelando la apreciación que los estudiantes atribuyen a las clases interactivas. La interactividad llegó a considerarse el punto fuerte de evaluación más importante, tanto para el curso como para el profesor. Estos resultados refuerzan estudios previos que muestran las ventajas del aprendizaje activo para aumentar la satisfacción de los estudiantes. Son particularmente importantes en el área de la Ciencia Política, donde un tipo de aprendizaje que fomenta las habilidades analíticas, el pensamiento crítico, bien como las habilidades de comunicación, serán especialmente apropiadas.

Biografía del autor/a

Pedro Silveira, Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI), Covilhã, Portugal; Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL), Lisboa, Portugal.

Professor auxiliar convidado na Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI) e na Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL), na área da Ciência Política. Investigador do Instituto Português de Relações Internacionais (IPRI) da UNL. Possui licenciatura em Direito e em Ciência Política e Relações Internacionais; mestrado e doutoramento em Ciência Política, ambos pela UNL.

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