Origins, concepts and purpose of active learning methodologies ; Orígenes, conceptos y finalidad de las metodologías de aprendizaje activo ; Origens, conceitos e propósitos das metodologias ativas de aprendizagem

This article was built through a bibliographical and documentary research with the purpose of presenting the origin of the concept of active learning methodologies. For this investigation, articles, books and documents of educational regulations were selected in which the expressions "teaching methodologies", "active methodologies" and/or "active learning methodologies", accompanied by "origin", "concepts" and " purposes”. Aiming to build a timeline on the concept of active learning methodologies (ALM), the assessments of theorists who were involved with the principles of ALM before receiving this nomenclature were selected (Decroly apud Dubreucq, 2010); (Dewey, 1973); (Teixeira, 2000); (Freire, 1996, 2002). By correlating the historical line of the precepts of the ALM with its pedagogical and didactic principles defined by modern and contemporary theorists, it was understood that the ALM have existed for centuries within the educational process; and that are considered as essential methodologies to stimulate learning – or not –, according to the social, economic, political, historical, cultural needs of each time, since education is always considered the tool of change and that shapes the society. And, therefore, we find in contemporary times an expanded discussion, regulated by educational guiding documents, on the use of ALM in schools, as well as in the initial and continued training of teachers. ; Este artículo fue construido a través de una investigación bibliográfica y documental con el propósito de presentar el origen del concepto de metodologías activas de aprendizaje. Para esta investigación se seleccionaron artículos, libros y documentos de normativas educativas en los que las expresiones “metodologías de enseñanza”, “metodologías activas” y/o “metodologías activas de aprendizaje”, acompañadas de “origen”, “conceptos” y “fines”. Con el objetivo de construir una línea de tiempo sobre el concepto de metodologías activas de aprendizaje (MAA), se seleccionaron las valoraciones de teóricos que estuvieron ...