Abstract:O presente estudo parte de uma breve discussão sobre o papel da compreensão leitora em língua estrangeira - espanhol - nos cursos de idiomas, bem como sobre as concepções de leitura que subjazem em alguns documentos oficiais, como no Quadro comum europeu de referência para as línguas: aprendizagem, ensino e avaliação e nos Parâmetros Curriculares Nacionais, tanto para o ensino médio quanto para o ensino fundamental. Num segundo momento, tecem-se comentários acerca de como a compreensão leitora é avaliada em al… Show more
ResumoContexto: Apesar do crescente interesse e da literatura existente sobre adolescentes em preparação para o vestibular, ainda é escasso o conhecimento sobre essa população. Objetivos: Verificar a prevalência de
AbstractBackground: Despite the growing interest and the existing literature about adolescents in preparation for the university entrance examinations, the knowledge about this population is still scarce. Objectives: To verify the prevalence of anxiety indicators in students of courses for preparation for entrance examinations in the city of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. Methods: 1,046 students were evaluated who were preparing for the entrance exam, among them 390 (37.3%) were male and 656 (62.7%) were female. The average age for the sample was 18 years old (SD 2.71). The participants answered a structuralized questionnaire, with sociodemographic questions and the Anxiety Beck Scale. Results: 23.5% of the students presented moderate or severe anxiety; the female candidates had significantly higher levels than the male candidates; the courses whose candidates presented greater anxiety were Advertising, Pharmacy, Veterinary Medicine, Medicine and Dentistry; the feelings of obligation to take the exam and the fact of considering it as something decisive in their lives made the adolescents feel more anxiety. Discussion: There is an urgent need for psychiatric/psychological attention to these candidates. Other studies must be carried out, enhancing the knowledge and basing on evidence the future interventions aimed at this population.
ResumoContexto: Apesar do crescente interesse e da literatura existente sobre adolescentes em preparação para o vestibular, ainda é escasso o conhecimento sobre essa população. Objetivos: Verificar a prevalência de
AbstractBackground: Despite the growing interest and the existing literature about adolescents in preparation for the university entrance examinations, the knowledge about this population is still scarce. Objectives: To verify the prevalence of anxiety indicators in students of courses for preparation for entrance examinations in the city of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. Methods: 1,046 students were evaluated who were preparing for the entrance exam, among them 390 (37.3%) were male and 656 (62.7%) were female. The average age for the sample was 18 years old (SD 2.71). The participants answered a structuralized questionnaire, with sociodemographic questions and the Anxiety Beck Scale. Results: 23.5% of the students presented moderate or severe anxiety; the female candidates had significantly higher levels than the male candidates; the courses whose candidates presented greater anxiety were Advertising, Pharmacy, Veterinary Medicine, Medicine and Dentistry; the feelings of obligation to take the exam and the fact of considering it as something decisive in their lives made the adolescents feel more anxiety. Discussion: There is an urgent need for psychiatric/psychological attention to these candidates. Other studies must be carried out, enhancing the knowledge and basing on evidence the future interventions aimed at this population.
Curriculum evaluation in university education is crucial to improve the quality of professional education. This paper proposes a rubric to evaluate the university curriculum in order to obtain accurate information on its current state and to guide its restructuring according to the needs of updating and institutional demands. Emphasis is placed on the adoption of an objective methodological approach as opposed to subjective criteria. The methodology used, called "discrepancy analysis", is based on a theoretical model of an ideal curriculum with 10 components, each with a weighted value according to its importance. The evaluation of the curriculum is based on how close or far it is from this ideal model, reflecting its effectiveness and quality. The professional profile stands out as a fundamental source in the development of the curriculum, and must be relevant, comprehensive and consistent with the educational concept adopted by the institution. A rubric is presented to evaluate the professional profile in terms of coherence, relevance, completeness, clarity and structure. The constituent elements of the curriculum, such as the situational diagnosis, the doctrinal framework, the institutional decisions and the scope of work performance, are evaluated to ensure their alignment with the professional training objectives and the needs of the labor market. The organizational structure of the curriculum, the generation of curricular units, the design of the syllabus, the writing of summaries and the recommendations for the development of syllabi are crucial aspects that are evaluated to ensure the coherence and effectiveness of the university curriculum.
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