Characterization of EaD students participating in a Research Project

Abstract

Mediated by information and communication technologies in which there is no physical contact between teachers and students, Distance Education has been established in recent years in the national scenario. This article aims to discuss the characteristics and participation of the students of EaD in a Project of Scientific Initiation (SI) offered by the University of North of Paraná to the students of the courses of Social Service, Pedagogy and Physical Education in more than 400 poles EaD of the institution. This SI project consists of a General Questionnaire to analyze the profile of students from the 24 Brazilian states plus the Federal District. The analysis of the data was done through the descriptive statistical methodology.