Abstract

DIAS, Paulo Coelho. Learning strategies of 5th and 7th form students and their results in sciences. Rev. Port. de Educação [online]. 2009, vol.22, n.1, pp.29-69. ISSN 0871-9187.

This study is part of a major study whose principal aim was finding whether or not there is effective learning in Science by watching scientific television programs about the nature (informal education) comparatively to Science classes (formal education). Within this goal and in terms of Sociology of Education, the learning process of the students has been analysed in both contexts (television and classroom), considering the influence of some fundamental social factors based, mainly, on the theory of Bourdieu & Passeron (s. d.). In this specific text we have analysed one of the axis resulting from the referred major study. Specifically, we have studied the learning process of the students considering the two principal ways of getting information for the study of Science whose efficacy the research wanted to compare and eventually other information resulting by using at home didactic resources (scientifique videos and films and scientifique revues and books). We have worked with 340 students of the 5th form and 311 students of the 7th form corresponding to a sample of the four schools of Olhão, Portugal.

Keywords : Science learning; Learning strategies for science.

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