Estudo das causas de retenção e evasão na disciplina de química geral no curso de física do IFCE – Campus Tianguá

Abstract

The search for academic excellence has emphasized the importance of several actions seeking positive impacts in the educational area. In this context, it is known that, in an undergraduate program such as Physics, it is difficult for undergraduate students to complete their training within the scheduled period, and they may also look for other paths or opportunities. Evasion and retention in undergraduate programs are complex phenomena resulting from different motivations and that need to be studied, seeking possible failures in the teaching and learning processes. This work analyzed, in a non-interventional way, these phenomena in the discipline of General Chemistry, seeking to identify possible causes and strategies for their reduction. Problems such as infrastructure, school transport, hosting of students, methodology, economic conditions, lack of affinity with the course and basic training are some of the factors described with a greater negative emphasis. The literature reports that, in some cases, actions that increase the student's bond with the institution and that also enable improvement in teaching and student assistance are fundamental and contribute to reducing student evasion and retention.