Avaliação do desempenho de alunos do Bacharelado Interdisciplinar em Ciência e Tecnologia em dois componentes específicos do curso de Nutrição

Abstract

The nutritional evaluation consists in the use of methods of sampling and diagnostic procedures that make it possible to determine the nutritional status of individuals and populations. In addition to being required in the course of Nutrition curricular components of nutritional evaluation I (ANI) and II (ANII) are also offered to students Interdisciplinary baccalaureate in science and technology (BIC&T), on the campus of the Federal University of Pampa in Itaqui. Given the technical characteristics of the components in question, the present work had the overall objective of assessing the performance of students of BIC&T, in two specific curricular components of nutrition course as well as to compare the average mean and the reprobation rate between nutrition and BIC&T students and according to the offer. It was observed that the academic performance of BIC&T in ANI was inferior to scholars of nutrition, since the average of BIC&T students in this component was lower (4.9), while the retention rate was higher. However, in ANII there was no difference between the courses. In addition, it was observed that the academic performance of BIC&T was better when they attended ANII on offer at night, and that most of the students of the BIC&T, who have enrolled in the nutritional evaluation, attended only the ANI. It shows a difficulty of this academic course in advance for ANII. Strategies to improve the academic performance of this course, within the subject of nutritional evaluation I and II, as well as in the context of the nutrition course as a whole, need to be designed to assist the teaching and learning processes of these students.