Estratégias de aprendizagem: um estudo com alunos do curso de ciências.

Abstract

This research aimed to identify which are the learning strategies adopted by Accounting students in the teaching-learning process. The research is classified as descriptive, since it has the scope to identify the existing relationships between the use of learning strategies by the students of the courses of Accounting Sciences and their academic performance. A total of 1,147 students enrolled in the course were studied in private and public institutions, located in the city of Uberlândia-MG. The research used a questionnaire structured in two parts, based on the instrument proposed by Boruchovitch et al., (2006). To analyze the data, factorial analysis was used to group the associated variables related to the learning strategies. It was verified that the majority of the students participating in the research did not use the learning strategies, that is, they still lack planning and organization with the studies. The study also showed that the absence of the use of learning strategies is not due to the fact that the students adopt other modes of distraction, for example, the external means to the object of the study as watching television, using the Internet, among others. It was noticed that students lack the right choice of learning strategy during the academic journey, which can affect their academic performance.