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Scientific Competencies and Research Skills as Common Threads in Science Learning

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: The research focused on determining the results of a research skills program in the strengthening of cognitive-conceptual scientific competence in high school students of an educational unit in Quito, Ecuador. The methodology of quantitative approach, and quasi-experimental design, a questionnaire of scientific competencies was used as an instrument and had a non-probabilistic sample, for convenience of 85 students, distributed equally between the experimental group (43 students) and the control group (42 students) belonging to the third year of high school. With the implementation of the learning sessions, a significant improvement was observed in the experimental group, evidenced by an increase in the "Achieved" category and a reduction to zero in the "Start" category. Inferential analysis showed that the program had a significant impact compared to the control group, with a significance level of 0.001. In conclusion, the program has proven to be an effective tool to strengthen the cognitive and conceptual dimension in high school students, thus contributing to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal number 4, focused on quality education.

Source: South Eastern European Journal of Public Health

DOI: 10.70135/seejph.vi.2011

Authors: Roxana Maribel Manrique-Toro, Mayra Tatiana Acosta-Yela, José Rodríguez-Triviño, Efrén Viteri-Chiriboga

Institutions: Universidad César Vallejo, University of Guayaquil

Language: English

Topic: Science Education and Pedagogy

Subfield: Education

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4404222869

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