Application and Results of a Structured Teaching Sequence in Project-Based Learning: Focus on Engagement and Problem-Solving in the Electronics Technical Course

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https://doi.org/10.35819/tear.v15.n1.a7727

Abstract

This article presents an experience report on the classroom application of a teaching sequence developed through a master's thesis that aimed to answer the question: “Is it possible to increase student engagement in automation by applying a project-based learning methodology?” This sequence is an educational product that, through the resolution of real-world problems, seeks to increase student engagement and motivation through 12 sequential, interconnected phases that place students as protagonists in the construction of their knowledge so that theoretical content can be applied in practice. This is an applied qualitative research study, whose procedures are classified as experimental, with data collection through forms and analysis through the triangulation method. It was implemented at the Federal Institute of Education, Science, and Technology (IFRS) – Campus Restinga, in a class of the integrated technical course in electronics, in the Integrative Projects II subject. All authorization and clarification forms were signed for this research, and authorization was obtained from an ethics committee. Participants were guaranteed anonymity and the right to withdraw from the study at any time. Although the application sample was small, the data resulting from this application were positive and validated by the students, both in terms of the increased feeling of engagement and the validation of the elements that make up the sequence.

Keywords: Project-Based Learning. Engagement. Didactic Sequence.

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Author Biographies

  • Luciano Barth Vieira, IFRS

    Mestrando em formação docente para Ciências, Tecnologias, Engenharias e Matemática (PPG-STEM) da UERGS na linha de pesquisa de Epistemologias e Metodologias na Prática Docente. Servidor público federal no cargo de técnico de laboratório /Eletrônica - IFRS.

  • João Alvarez Peixoto, UERGS

    Graduação em Engenharia Elétrica pela Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (2005). MBA em Gestão estratégica de instituições de educação profissional e tecnológica pela Faculdade de Tecnologia
    SENAI Florianópolis. Mestre em Controle e Automação pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (2012). Doutor em Controle e Automação pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Professor Adjunto na Universidade Estadual do Rio Grande do Sul - UERGS. Professor Permanente do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências, Tecnologias, Matemática e Engenharia (PPG-CTEM) da UERGS. 

Published

2026-07-13

How to Cite

Application and Results of a Structured Teaching Sequence in Project-Based Learning: Focus on Engagement and Problem-Solving in the Electronics Technical Course. #Tear: Journal of Education, Science and Technology, Canoas, v. 15, n. 1, 2026. DOI: 10.35819/tear.v15.n1.a7727. Disponível em: https://periodicos.ifrs.edu.br/index.php/tear/article/view/7727. Acesso em: 14 jul. 2026.