Interação mútua e reativa na EAD: um estudo de caso com docentes, tutores e discentes no curso de biologia da UFT

Abstract

This research aims to evaluate the configuration of the interaction mutual and reactive among professors, tutors and students in the course of Biology EaD, at the Federal University of Tocantins (UFT) as the evaluation indicators of the Quality of References and courses Assessment Instrument, the Ministry of Education. The theoretical framework is based on Levy (1999); Silva (2000, 2001, 2010); Primo (2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2011); Valente (2002, 2003, 2014), scientific journals, theses and dissertations, as well as the pedagogical project of the course. The qualitative approach was adopted in this research from a case study in that course, from 2005 (implementation of distance education in UFT) to 2015 (year of the 6th course module), using document analysis and content. It appears that the interaction affects directly in the practices in the course of Biology EaD as an indicator of quality, where the technology may not be reduced merely to a tool for transmitting information nor the educational process similar to face-to-face teaching. In the course researched, based on the proposed indicators, the interaction occurs in a median way, presenting reactive characteristics. On the other hand, it is observed that the assessment tool of MEC does not provide indicators to report if there is excellence in promoted interaction as a guarantee of quality standard of the course, but if there are quality levels in the evaluation of the course. However, it provides if there is quality levels in the assessment of the course. It appears also the need to develop further research in the area since, so that the distance education, with interaction as a key feature, constitutes itself effectively in a high quality access mode.