UNDERGRADUATE COURSE CLASSES AT A FEDERAL PUBLIC UNIVERSITY: PLANNING, DIDACTIC STRATEGIES AND STUDENT ENGAGEMENT

ABSTRACT

The goal of this study was to identify the pedagogical strategies most frequently used by a cohort of higher education professors in different fields. We were also interested in investigating how these professors plan their classes and how they evaluate student participation in classroom activities. A data collection questionnaire was devised, and the responses related to the professors’ plan and their most used pedagogical activities were analyzed. The responses were tabulated and analyzed using the SPSS statistical analysis software. We observed the predominance of lectures in all fields. For many professors, class planning is much more of an act of organizing content than actually teaching. Student engagement is directly related to the strategies used by the professors.

KEYWORDS:
teacher training; pedagogical strategies; teaching planning