Formação geral no ENADE: um estudo sobre o curso de Secretariado Executivo da Universidade Federal de Sergipe

Abstract

This study aimed to analyze the means adopted by the students of Executive Secretariat of the UniversidadeFederal de Sergipe (UFS) for the generation of knowledge, focused on the questions of General Formation (FG) of the National Examination of Student Performance (ENADE). The investigation is configured as a case study, using as instruments of data collection the tables of the ENADE Concept of the years 2009, 2012, 2015,and 2018, and a questionnaire applied to those enrolled for the realization of the exam in 2018. The results indicate that the primarymeans adopted by students to keep updated with the newsand issues of the country and the world are television programs and digital magazines. Although the first indication also appears as a preparation tool for the FG exam, respondents indicated books as the second resource for specific studies on general knowledge. In conclusion, it was found that even though the students mentioned aspects involving a behavior interested in permanent updating, this does not seem to represent an evolution in their results on general knowledge.