ACADEMIC MONITORING IN THE TEACHING-LEARNING PROCESS DURING EMERGENCY REMOTE EDUCATION

Abstract

During Emergency Remote Teaching (ERT) it was necessary to discuss the best pedagogical practices and stimulating ways of learning. Academic monitoring was one of the strategies to strengthen the teaching process of students in an undergraduate course in the area of ​​health in a Higher Education Institution. The objective of this work was to implement and investigate the effectiveness of a proposed reinforcement action, academic monitoring and support for students enrolled in two curricular components in the second and fourth periods of the Nutrition course in the two semesters of the years 2020 and 2021. The work was carried out in four stages, from identifying students enrolled in the curricular components, preparing a didactic plan, organizing a schedule of weekly synchronous meetings to review the topics covered in virtual classes and final evaluation of the project. In addition to monitoring during the semester, welcoming, guiding and supporting students in this atypical scenario, resulted in a positive effect on academic performance, a factor directly related to adequate compliance with the curriculum, minimizing problems of retention and dropout. The students participating in the project positively evaluated the organization and academic activities of the monitors, praising the creative and interactive way in which the contents were approached. This monitoring project was an important facilitator in the learning process and helped students overcome difficulties in the ERT.