Abstract

FIGUEIRA, Ana Paula Couceiro  and  COSTA, Ruben. Study and Learning Strategies and Problem Solving: comparative study of the basic education ' s profiles regular vs vocational education. Rev. Educ. Questão [online]. 2017, vol.55, n.43, pp.41-61. ISSN 1981-1802.  https://doi.org/10.21680/1981-1802.2017v55n43ID11804.

It intends to examine some possible differences in terms of study strategies and problem solving skills among elementary school students (classes in 9th grade), in Portugal, attending different ways of education: regular education and vocational education. The vocational courses in basic education has the goal of welcoming students who manifest constraints to the studies of general education, focusing on the acquisition of knowledge in structural disciplines, as well as the first contact with different vocational activities. However, we question whether these students present different levels of problem solving skills and study strategies in comparison with students in regular education. We tried, therefore, to perceive and analyze common denominators and distinctive aspects. The instruments that have been chosen were the IA Test - a reduced version of Raven's Progressive Matrices (AMARAL, 1966) and LASSI, Learning and Study Strategies Inventory (LASSI, by FIGUEIRA, 1994), as well as a participant observation in the classroom context.

Keywords : Vocational guidance; Study strategies; Cognitive skills.

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