O uso excessivo das telas no desenvolvimento das atividades acadêmicas do curso de Pedagogia UFAL / Sertão

Abstract

This study that we propose, aims to discuss the excessive use of screens in the development of academic activities of the students of the Pedagogy Course at UFAL/Sertão. This debate arose from research conducted under the Research Initiation Program (PIBIC) during 2020/2021, held at the Federal University of Alagoas- Campus do Sertão, which sought to study technological dependence in the university educational context. Understanding the need to deepen the theme, the research aimed to analyze if the excessive use of screens in the development of academic activities, of the students of the Pedagogy course from the UFAL Campus do Sertão ended up causing any damage to the learning process of the students, during the academic periods in which the Emergency Remote Learning (ERE) was in force. The methodology used was a descriptive study, which sought to interview 50 students from the Pedagogy course from UFAL/Sertão, by means of an online form, in order to collect data about their participation in the remote academic periods. The literature review was supported by researchers who are references in the area of internet addiction studies, such as: ABREU (2011), LEMOS (2015), YOUNG (2011), FORTIM and ARAÚJO (2013), among others. As final results it was possible to conclude that the excessive use of screens by the students participating in the research caused a portion of damage to their academic training, since among the interviewees 38% said that academic performance worsened because of Remote Learning, while 12% said that academic performance improved.