Fatores que influenciam no perfil dos alunos que ingressam no curso de química licenciatura da Universidade Federal de Alagoas

Abstract

This work presents an analysis of the profile of new students in the Licentiate Chemistry course at the Federal University of Alagoas in order to evaluate the importance of a standard high school and graduation for their stimulation and commitment. Most of students who completed high school in public schools suffered from some type of difficulty related to the quality of teaching, either due to the lack of school infrastructure, absence of teachers or even a lack of an alternative methodology that may improve the understanding like through the use of didactic games or with a greater assistance from the teacher Based on this, a research was carried out with students recently enrolled in the undergraduate chemistry course through the application of a questionnaire, in order to verify the reason for joining the course, their perspectives with undergraduate course, experience and interests during high school, besides analyzing some social, economic and geography factors. From the obtained results we can conclude that it is important to follow the students' performance during graduation, especially at the beginning of the academic career, besides encouraging them to continue with the course, showing the importance of teaching practice.