The extension program Café na Química

focus on the Chemistry leveling courses

Abstract

The Chemistry Leveling Courses, of an extension nature, aim to review the basic high school chemistry contents that will be worked on by teachers with university entrants. To this end, we sought to qualitatively characterize three of these actions, proposed in 2021, presenting their target audience, the chemistry courses organized and the feedback from course participants regarding the activities developed. The leveling extension actions were developed by university tutors and IQUFU teachers. We identified a diverse audience in the three versions, mainly composed of basic education students and those recently entering higher education, as well as some working professionals. The students come from different courses at the offering institution, with emphasis on Chemistry and Engineering students. A total of seven Chemistry Leveling Courses were offered during this period and, based on the narratives of the course participants, their completion was essential for reviewing essential chemistry content. Thus, the development of these activities proved to be a promising path towards strengthening relations between the community and the university, in order to promote actions that improve the learning of the people involved.