CONCEPTIONS ON PROJECTS FOR LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS OF TRAINEE TEACHERS PEFD OF CEFET/MG
Learning environments. Teacher training. Projects for learning environments. Pedagogical practice. Educacional practices.
This master's thesis in Technological Education aims to investigate the conceptions of students teaching in the Special Program for Teacher Training at the Federal Center for Technological Education of Minas Gerais (PEFD - CEFET/MG) on Projects for Learning Environments and the implications of this knowledge for school education, and in particular professional and technological education. The methodology adopted in this research is characterized by a qualitative and exploratory approach. The theoretical framework used was the work entitled How people learn: brain, mind, experience, and school (How people learn: brain, mind, experience, and school), by Bransford et al. (2000). The data collection instrument adopted was the semi-structured questionnaire with essay and multiple-choice questions; 21 collaborators enrolled in the program participated in the survey. The results revealed that most of the trainee teachers recognize the possibility of planning a school environment within the four perspectives (in the apprentice, in the knowledge, in the evaluation, and in the community) but they alleged the lack of knowledge to make such projects viable. Regarding the implications of the concepts presented for school education, it is inferred those future teachers need to experience what it is to learn in environments aligned with the four centers since there is a tendency for people to teach as they learned. It is also considered important to disseminate and reflect on the different ways to implement scientific knowledge in pedagogical practice by teacher training courses. It is inferred that the students teaching showed convergence when recognizing the importance of centers, on the other hand, they demonstrated insecurity and lack of knowledge about how to make projects viable for learning environments.