La enseñanza por competencias científicas. Un estudio de caso en la electiva: Entomología

Teaching trough scientific competencies. A case study in the elective: Entomology

Abstract

Scientific competencies from the perspective of researchers are a group of skills activated
and boosted in the entomological laboratory. For that reason, their objective is to generate
scientific knowledge. However, the scientific competencies empowered by zoology teachers who
teach Entomology have not been clarified. Therefore, the purpose of this study was: to analyze
the scientific competencies enhanced in the teaching of Entomology. This investigation was
qualitative and descriptive and was framed as a case study in the elective: Entomology. A
bibliographic review was performed, the category and subcategories of analysis were established
and three information gathering techniques were applied: observation, analysis of the programs
and semi-structured interview. The instruments used were: the observation guide, the
questionnaire of semi-structured questions and the descriptive record of the Entomology
program. The information obtained was organized in a descriptive chart and analyzed by
triangulation of the data. It was found that the teaching strategies applied by the teacher are:
group discussion, anatomical models, directed observation and technique of the question, among
others. These coincided with those promoted in the elective program: Entomology, and also led
the activation of scientific competencies: observation, description, question formulation,
hypothesis formulation, and experiment design and data collection. However, data analysis and
formulation of theoretical explanations are not enhanced.