Um estudo sobre os interesses e as estratégias dos alunos de uma turma difícil

Francisco Vaz Da Silva (*)

RESUMO

O conhecimento sobre os interesses e perspectivas dos alunos sobre as suas esperiências são de crucial importância para a compreensão da vida e dos problemas de comportamento na escola. Neste trabalho procurou-se levar os alunos de uma turma considerada difícil pelos seus professores, a descrever as suas experiências na escola, designadamente as suas perspectivas sobre os seus comportamentos (difíceis), aproveitamento e sobre os seus professores.

Nestas descrições estes alunos mostram capacidades de reflexão crítica e nas suas descrições associam os seus comportamentos, e a regulação dos mesmos, aos estilos dos seus professores tal como os percebem. Simultaneamente estas descrições permitem identificar alguns dos interesses dos alunos - manter a carga de trabalho dentro de certos limites e a brincadeira - que perseguem usando estratégias diferenciadas em função dos professores, das actividades e das situações.

Palavras-chave: Comportamento na sala de aula, indisciplina, alunos, interesses.

Pupil´s perspectives are crucial to the understanding of life and behavioural problems in schools. In this study we report on the pupil´s descriptions of their school experiences, their perspectives on their teachers, teaching methods and their own behaviours. We have found that the pupil´s descriptions show a deep and racional understanding of situations, teachers´ styles and personalities and of their own behaviours. Our data also allowed the identification of what may be some of the puplis´ interests, namelly, keeping the workload within manageble levels, and laughter and play, which they pursue resorting to various strategies adapted to the different teachers, to activities and situations within lessons.

Key words: Classroom behaviours, classroom discipline, students, interests.

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