Work projects: perceptions of teachers and students as effective as your education strategy

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the development and implementation of a work project, and the promotion of health as a pivotal point, as well as the perception of teachers and students about its effectiveness as a teaching strategy. To address the above goals we conducted a case study, through collaborative action research. The study subjects were 10 teachers and 12 high school students from a state school education of a city in the interior of Rio Grande do Sul and two university students from the Physical Education course. To develop the project weekly meetings were held two hours during a semester, and the same developed in five distinct steps: definition of the generating situation; questioning and objectives; activities / tasks; socialization of results and evaluation. The data was produced from observations during the experiment and content of research reports and questionnaires, being grouped into two areas: reporting experience in the local context; and the perceptions of those involved as its contribution as a teaching methodology. The results showed: learning to work in an interdisciplinary way, professional growth, motivation and reflection on the pedagogical practice for teachers; a better understanding of the subject, the motivation to learn, a greater appreciation of the school and the importance of teamwork for students; the search for new learning, the improvement of their professional performance; and learning to work in teams, to academic researchers. Despite some difficulties in the implementation of this proposal, it can be concluded that the design work was constituted as a significant strategy for everyone involved in the proposal, pointing to its effectiveness as a teaching methodology.