Teaching strategy from the scientific method: Capacity for inquiry and experimentation in students

Sopla Tafur R.; Rojas de la Puente E.E.; Farro Quesquén J.L.; Bazán Durand H.A. · Revista de Ciencias Sociales (2024) · DOI: 10.31876/rcs.v30i.42248

Resumen

The teaching strategy based on the scientific method is essential to promote the development of inquiry and experimentation skills in students. This descriptive research aims to determine the level of improvement in the capacity for inquiry and experimentation in students in the area of science and environment, through the application of teaching strategies based on the scientific method. The study population is made up of students from the first to sixth grade of primary education of the Educational Institution No. 18438 “Nuevo Progreso”, Omia, Rodríguez de Mendoza, Amazonas-Perú, using a sample of 38 students to whom a pre-test was applied. -test and post-test. The results found that the implementation of teaching strategies based on the scientific method resulted in a significant improvement in the development of the capacity for inquiry and experimentation in this area in Primary Education students. Therefore, it is concluded that the use of the scientific method is valuable and can have a positive impact on both their learning and their professional development. © (2024), (Universidad del Zulia). All rights reserved.

Instituciones: Universidad Nacional Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza de Amazonas