Academic monitoring of adult health from the perspective of Cognitive Theory: an experience report

Abstract

Objective: To report the experience of a monitoring activity in Higher Education from the perspective of the cognitivist approach of teaching. Method: Experience report on the monitoring activity in the subject of Adult Health, in the Nursing course, in a Higher Education Institution (HEI) of the Federal District, conducted in the second half of 2019. We used different didactic instruments that addressed the diseases included in the teaching plan of the subject of Adult Health, such as the games called hangman, tic-tac-toe and find the pair, which were adapted for the monitoring context, as well as directed studies, clinical cases and conceptual maps. We used cognitivist theory for theoretical framework. Results: The use of the didactic instruments presented positive results in the monitoring practice, since they contributed to the creation of environments that facilitated the teaching-learning process, the exchange of experience, the cooperation, the association of theoretical and practical knowledge, the autonomyand the socialization among the monitors. Final considerations: We believe in the importance of disseminating this report to encourage other students, teachers, researchers and educators to learn about an d use the cognitivist teaching approach.