A percepção de estudantes de odontologia sobre o portfólio reflexivo

Abstract

This study evidences the perception of dentistry students who attend the Health and Citizenship curricular component at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte about the use of the portfolio in the SACI curricular component. This is a qualitative research, where data were obtained through interviews using the focus group technique with 21 students enrolled in the Dentistry course. The material captured in the interviews was analyzed using the content analysis proposed by Bardin. After an in-depth reading of the interviews, the following thematic categories were defined: understanding of the portfolio; knowledge construction; Portfolio as an evaluation tool. Students understand the portfolio as an important learning tool, since it enables critical reflection through experiences in social facilities, the resignification of concepts and expansion of the worldview. The students' perception is that the portfolio is a powerful and innovative tool for professional training because it is dialogical and interactive, fundamental for the monitoring/evaluation of the teaching-learning process.