The PET-Chemistry strengthening teacher training from the leveling course in basic mathematics
Keywords:
Higher education, Motivation, Teaching and LearningAbstract
The main objective of this research was to provide the students of the Chemistry Course at UFCG, the fundamental knowledge necessary for a better performance in their higher education, enabling them to face the different academic challenges. This methodology aims to develop basic skills that may not have been adequately trained in previous years or grades in which the student is enrolled. The Leveling Course in Basic Mathematics was conducted by undergraduate students in Chemistry from the PET-Chemistry group of the Federal University of Campina Grande. This course was taught in the institution's classrooms, on Wednesdays and Fridays, both for students enrolled in the day and night shifts. The leveling took place in the form of dialogued lectures, with the aim of stimulating students' oral communication and improving their cognitive skills; as well as troubleshooting for the purpose of demonstrating examples. These classes were presented in a certain order, covering the following contents: Numerical Sets, Functions, Four Operations involving Fractions, Percentage, Scientific Notation and Potentiation.
