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COBEM 2019
25th International Congress of Mechanical Engineering
IMPACTS OF THE PROJECT "PRÓ-EXCELÊNCIA" ON THEENGINEERING STUDENTS PERFORMANCES
Submission Author:
Gustavo Dutra , MG
Co-Authors:
Gustavo Dutra, Ana Marta Souza, Jéssica Cristiane Andrade
Presenter: Ana Marta Souza
doi://10.26678/ABCM.COBEM2019.COB2019-0354
Abstract
The main objective of the project was to reduce student dropout and retention rates of the courses of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of the Federal University of Uberlândia. Therefore, the primary focus was improving learning of a basic subject: Calculus I, which is one of the highest failure rates of the engineering courses. The intention in the second half of 2018 was to reach with greater focus the repeating students of the discipline, because in the previous semester the project was not able to reach them effectively. The activities developed by the project consisted from: weekly attendance, review classes on the eve of the exams and the competition “Rei da Derivada”. After the analysis of the results obtained and the comparison with the development of the project in the first half of 2018, it was concluded that the failure rates in the discipline in question reduced in a general way. In addition, the work developed met the initial expectations of the group, so the team finalized the project with the sense of accomplishment, which was also possible to be perceived on the project evaluation and personal satisfaction text taken by students who participated in it.
Keywords
PROSSIGA, student retention, forms of teaching, Calculus I
