Aplicação de metodologias pedagógicas utilizando a irrigação como instrumento no processo de ensino-aprendizagem: estudo de caso no IFS

Abstract

Ahead of the recent and accented technological scientific innovations that play a significant role in the society, either in the politics, in the economy, in the culture or in the education, it is need to redefine the educational practices. In this context, it was objectified to evaluate the performance of the 3rd grade students in the Integrated Technical Course on Agricultural, applying the traditional pedagogy methods and the project pedagogy methods, using as instrument the aspersion irrigation systems, dripping and microaspersion, in the sunflower culture (Helianthus annus L). The present work was developed in 2008, in IFS/Campus São Cristóvão, in São Cristóvão city-SE. It were selected the classes A and C of the 3rd grade, with 28 students each ones, in a random drawing, so the class C was contemplated with the project pedagogy. Initially a first questionnaire was applied to the 56 students that contain questions about irrigation and sunflower culture. Six months after be taught theoretical and practical lessons, it was repeated the first questionnaire. The didactic activities had continued for more six months and, after this period, it was applied the second questionnaire that contend questions about irrigation emphasizing hydraulic. The data had been priced and analyzed statistically by test t with 5% of probability. It was made the first questionnaire application, and the classes A and C have average 6.8 and 6.3, respectively, being statistically equal to the research continuity. On the other hand, when the first questionnaire was applied again, the class C students obtained notes statistically higher when it was compared with the class A students (8.6 and 6.0). The statistics superiority of the class C notes was maintained when the second questionnaire was applied (6.5 and 3.0), proving that the project pedagogy provides a better learning. It is concluded that the project pedagogy is superior to the traditional pedagogy, not only by the grades, but also by the different behavior observed in the students, that were more participatory, questioning and critical.