PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING: A EDUCATION RESEARCH OF TECHNOLOGY UNDERGRADUATE COURSE IN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AT THE FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE, BRAZIL

• DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.54919210824

• Palavras-chave: atena

• Keywords: PBL; Learning; Innovative method; IFRN.

• Abstract:

  Problem-based learning (PBL) is

  a learning method that has been used in diverse

  universities around the world since the end of

  last century, and is getting greater importance

  in different fields of knowledge. This study

  shows the results of a research performed at

  the Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e

  Tecnologia do Rio Grande do Norte (IFRN)

  Brazil, at Technology Undergraduate course

  in Environmental Management. The research

  assessed the PBL students opinion about that

  method of learning in order to verify the teaching

  and learning effectiveness of it once applied

  to environment in Citizenship, Ethics, and

  Environment discipline (CEMA). We performed

  a quantitative and qualitative researches by a

  case study, and the date were collected through

  a semi-structured questionnaire applied to the

  participants. This research aim to demonstrate

  the PBL effectiveness as a learning method

  that can be incorporated into the curriculum

  and into teachers educational practice, due

  to its innovation and its importance in the

  learning results as well as its significance in the

  development of professional skills.

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