Relatório de Estágio Profissional "Uma escalada didático-pedagógica na procura da competência profissional"

Abstract

This document was developed within the Professional Practicum curricular unit, as part of the 2nd cycle in the Teaching of Physical Education in Elementary and Secondary Education degree syllabus, at the Sport's Faculty, University of Porto (FADEUP). This report describes, in detail, the professional practicum carried out by a pre-service teacher (the author) in the pursuit of the professional competence. The path was riddled with several difficulties and challenges, which required the combination of different capacities such as commitment, resilience and flexibility to achieve success. The progress was sustained by processes of self-confidence and guidance, which stimulated the use of critical thinking to overcome the obstacles providing a balanced learning course. This document is divided into five parts: i) Personal Context, where my personal journey, academic path and athletic development are described and where my expectations concerning to the practicum are pointed out; ii) Practicum training framework, , which includes the understanding of the practicum and specifies it's institutional, functional and interventional context; iii) Professional intervention, which incorporates elements belonging to three performance areas: organization and management of teaching and learning, participation in school and community relations and personal development; iv) Research Study "The indiscipline in the classroom: student's perceptions on undisciplined behavior and applied punishments"; v) Final remarks and future prospects, which include the balance between knowledge and vision of the future.