Development of scientific competences in primary school students through the didactic strategy of problem solving
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https://doi.org/10.15332/erdi.v8i1.2117Keywords:
Competence, scientific competence, problem-based learning (PBL), problem solving, scientific methodAbstract
Objective and textual typology. Through the development of the present article is intend to give to know a quantitative research, which sought to establish if there was a significant difference between two groups of fifth grade of the Escuela Normal Superior of Bucaramanga in the framework of the work of different strategies. In the control group, traditional methodology and in the experimental group, the problem solving strategy. This in order to compare the development of scientific competences.
Methodology. The work with the experimental group consisted in presenting problem situations to the students, where they had to use the stages of the scientific method: hypothesis, experimentation, testing and validation of hypotheses, search of information in diverse sources and formulation of conclusions.
Results. Problem Based Learning (PBL) offers the possibility for the student to be an architect in the construction of their own knowledge, to develop scientific skills and competences, as well as to promote autonomy and awareness of the importance of learning processes, and in this way enhance the students’ development of scientific thinking.
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