Avaliação das contribuições do curso de nivelamento em Matemática para o êxito e a permanência dos estudantes de Engenharia Elétrica do IFPE - Campus Pesqueira

Abstract

This investigation sought to evaluate the contributions of the Mathematics leveling course for the effective success and permanence of students in the Electrical Engineering course at IFPE - Campus Pesqueira. We developed an exploratory and descriptive research and, regarding the approach, it was classified as quantitative and qualitative. The institution that served as the field for the study was the IFPE - Campus Pesqueira and the participating subjects consisted of 3 professors and 25 students. For the construction of the data, we carried out a documental research, structured interviews and application of questionnaires. We show that the leveling course, in general, works as an important learning tool for students of the Bachelor of Electrical Engineering, also implying gains in terms of success and the permanence of these students in the Institution. However, among the leveling participants, a significant number of disapprovals in the Calculus 1 subject still prevails, which requires the implementation of strategies aimed at its improvement and consolidation.