SOLOS NO ENSINO SUPERIOR: O CONHECIMENTO PRÉVIO DE ESTUDANTES DAS CIÊNCIAS AGRÁRIAS E AMBIENTAL

Abstract

The teaching of soil science is of great importance for the preservation of the environment and the quality of life of people, promoting knowledge to students of the agricultural and environmental sciences courses for the development of sustainable practices in professional practice. Therefore, a study was carried out whose objective was the prior knowledge of students from the courses of Agronomy, Forest Engineering, Environmental Engineering and Animal Science at UFRA, Campus Belém on subjects related to Soil Science. 254 questionnaires were needed for students of Agrarian and Environmental Sciences. The subjects are part of the curricular series of courses in the mandatory category and it is the first contact of students about the knowledge of Soil Science at graduation. The following questions were asked: "What is soil?", "How do soils form?", "What are the functions of soil in the environment?", "What is the importance of soil knowledge in your professional training?". The application of the questionnaire, presented that in general the students have several and different perceptions on the subjects related to an area of ​​soils, brought from basic education. From this, it is concluded that the use of questionnaires is another efficient initial assessment tool for students, which offers the teacher an assessment of the students' level of knowledge, allowing the planning of activities that meet the student's need for use, allowing an effective approach that enables better teaching and learning.

KEYWORDS: Soil Science. Soil education. Superior Education.