A ATIVIDADE DE ENSINO-APRENDIZAGEM NA FORMAÇÃO DO PENSAMENTO TEÓRICO-CIENTÍFICO DE ALUNOS NO CURSO DE DIREITO DA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DE GOIÁS

Abstract

This study was to focus investigative the teaching of law in view of historical and cultural theory, especially based on the contributions of teaching the theory of developmental V. Davydov. The main reason that led to the realization of this research was the finding, made in other studies on the teaching of law, that this area remains a traditional form of education that does not exceed the level empirical, not providing the students develop the capacity reflective, which runs the field of investigative procedures and logical thinking of theoretical and scientific legal. The search was to apply a method of teaching that, in addition to conventional teaching procedures, would contribute to the formation of the theoretical and dialectical thinking and scientific, combining ownership of content with the development of related intellectual abilities. Using investigative procedure as the teaching-educational experiment, we observed the activity of a teacher and pupils during a school term, a prudent Constitutional Law I, of Studied law at the Catholic University of Goiás, with reference to the plan drawn up in education perspective of historical-cultural theory. Besides the observation of classes, was used as an instrument interview with the teacher in class and with a group of students, and the technical group's discussion with students. Over development of the experiment were systematically, evaluated the effects of the procedures of education carried out in the promotion and expansion of the mental processes of students, especially, about the ownership / internalization of concepts, the field of mental actions which correspond, the development of procedures of logical thinking and ability to apply more general concepts to specific situations. The results pointed to the real possibility of using methodology of teaching of law that, based on the content, values the formation of intellectual abilities of students.