Aprendizagem significativa em fisiologia humana : Ausubel e a formação de conceitos básicos.

Abstract

The main purpose of this research is improvement of teaching in the classes of Physiology at Medical Faculty in Vale do Rio Pardo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. We studied the way of learning of three concepts previously selected in Physiology Course with David Ausubel Theory of Meaningful Learning. During teaching actions wouldn´t be wise left previously knowledge outside. In case of it inexistence, the teacher could establish them with the aid of previously organizers, according to Ausubel´s thinking. It´s well known that during the course of Human Physiology, the student could be capable of meaningful learning with a guide of a prepared teacher. The research also compares two methodologies of teaching as a part of the innovative medical curriculum of the Medicine Course studied. Traditional classrooms associated with tutorial problem-based learning sessions. Methodology applied was qualiquantitative. The answers of questions related to three concepts of Physiology: pleural dynamics, vascular peripheral resistance and electrocardiogram were analyzed with qualitative and quantitative methods. The subjects who attend the study were 117 of 150 students at the second and seventh semesters of the studied Medical Faculty. Their answers elucidated that traditional classroom teaching was cited more than tutorial session related to meaningful learning. Other places of study than tutorial sessions and classroom, was related to meaningful learning. Also detect a student personal wrong image of inability to apply the concepts, since their capacity of applying was measured and the results was far better than the students own opinions. The identification of this ways of thinking will contribute to improve quality of teaching Physiology and the apprentice capacity to incorporate new concepts in medical practice through meaningful learning.