O presente Relatório foi desenvolvido por uma equipa multidisciplinar do Centro de Investigação em Educação e Psicologia da Universidade de Évora (CIEP-UÉ), no âmbito de um contrato de prestação de serviços com o Ministério da Educação. Esta prestação de serviços foi realizada entre outubro de 2023 a maio de 2024. Na sequência do trabalho que tem vindo a ser desenvolvido pela Direção-Geral da Educação (DGE), a ...
O presente relatório – 2.o Relatório Intercalar Projeto Mochila Leve -, é um dos produtos da Tarefa 6. Elaboração dos relatórios (Quadro 2) que reúne informação recolhida no âmbito da Tarefa 5. Monitorização (Quadro 1), em concreto, os dados dos agrupamentos participantes no Projeto Mochila Leve (PML), referentes ao ano letivo de 2023/2024, fornecidos pela coordenação do projeto, a sistematização dos Planos de ...
O Projeto Mochila Leve (PML) é uma iniciativa da Câmara Municipal de Oeiras (CMO) que teve início no ano letivo 2018/2019, em turmas do 1.º Ciclo do Ensino Básico (CEB). Tal como referido no Relatório Intercalar - Programa Mochila Leve (2019/2020), o projeto assenta em duas grandes medidas estratégicas: (i) Criar uma rede concelhia de docentes, pertencentes a diferentes níveis de ensino e agrupamentos de escola...
The SWOT analysis, originally a strategic planning tool used in business, has been spread into different contexts, namely as a pedagogical approach to inculcate critical thinking skills, enabling individuals to better assess situations and make informed decisions. The SWOT matrix can be a useful tool for training informed decision-making and strengthen students critical thinking skills. Critical thinking skills...
The Think4Jobs Project aimed to integrate critical thinking (CT) into apprenticeships and courses, focusing on assessing changes in CT skills and dispositions. In the second term of the 2022/23 academic year, in the Gynecology, Andrology, and Obstetrics course within the Veterinary Medicine Master’s Programme at the University of Évora, a CT blended curriculum was developed, engrained in case-based strategies a...
This paper reports on the implementation and evaluation of critical thinking (CT) blended curricula in three courses of a Veterinary Medicine Programme, as part of the Think4Jobs Project (https://think4jobs.uowm.gr/). The project aimed to foster CT development through discipline-specific interventions and assess their impact on students' CT skills and dispositions. During the 2022/23 academic year, three course...
The transition from higher education to the professional environment remains a critical phase for new graduates, particularly in fields that require both technical expertise and strong decision-making abilities, such as Veterinary Medicine. Recent research highlights a persistent skills gap between what students develop in university programs and what employers expect from entry-level professionals. Among the k...
The existence of a skills’ gap in graduates at day 1 compared to the needs of the labour market is often mentioned. Typically, those gaps revolve around communication, collaboration and teamwork, problem-solving, and critical thinking (CrT) (Vista 2020; Thornhill-Miller et al. 2023). In the workplace context, CrT is essential for problem-solving, decision-making, and innovation. In the field of health sciences,...
The Think4Jobs Project, available at https://think4jobs.uowm.gr/, aimed to introduce blended curricula focusing on critical thinking (CT) into apprenticeships and courses, and to evaluate the resulting changes in CT skills and dispositions (Rebelo et al., 2023). This initiative targeted the enhancement of critical thinking alongside the core knowledge proposed for the courses. In the academic year 2022/23, thre...
Some authors have claimed that a gap exists between the competences presented by university students at graduation and the needs of the labor market organizations. Albeit previous studies suggest that, in recent times, students have been prepared with growing amounts of knowledge (cognitive skills) and technical abilities, but it seems that they still falter with respect of some crucial soft skills. Critical th...