A CRAM COURSE FOR DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS: THE IMPACT OF MATHEMATICAL SKILLS ON HIGHER EDUCATION ACCESS

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https://doi.org/10.5212/Rev.Conexao.v.16.15621.042

Abstract

As university extension programs, cram courses for disadvantaged students have the mission of promoting greater access to higher education. Knowing the mathematical skills evaluated by the ENEM is essential for these students to accomplish their goals of getting into a public university. The ENEM Cram Course studied in our research aims to create more opportunities for candidates from a lower social-economic class to access higher education. The purpose of this study is to discuss these students’ level of mathematical knowledge, and to highlight the importance of this knowledge as they embark on the process of entering a university. The research, a case study classified as “participant”, was carried out through a questionnaire. We concluded that the cram course has positive impacts on the candidates’ relationship with mathematics, and that their average grades increased. We also observed that the study of mathematics is essential, regardless of the course chosen by the students.

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Ronaldo André Lopes, Universidade Federal de Alfenas - UNIFAL

Aluno de Mestrado da Universidade Federal de Alfenas (UNIFAL), Alfenas - MG, Brasil.

Andréa, Universidade Federal de Alfenas - UNIFAL

Professora da Universidade Federal de Alfenas (UNIFAL), Alfenas - MG, Brasil. Doutorado em Engenharia Mecânica. 

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2020-09-01

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Vol. 16 No. 1 (2020): Publicação Contínua

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ARTIGOS

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