Didactic Intervention for the Improvement of the Experimental Activity in Teaching Geosciences. An Action-Research Study in Teacher Training

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https://doi.org/10.5377/paradigma.v29i47.14476

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teacher training, educational quality, Earth Sciences laboratory, Geosciences kit

Abstract

The role of experimental activities in the educational quality of Geosciences highlights the need to incorporate laboratory activities aimed at developing procedural skills and promoting a comprehensive understanding of natural principles. In this study, the educational conditions of the training spaces in Geosciences of Universidad Pedagógica Nacional “Francisco Morazán” (UPNFM) were evaluated and described, and an educational intervention was proposed to influence teaching through the development of experimental activities that were concretized in the creation of a Manual of Earth Sciences; the conformation and distribution of didactic kits of materials and instruments for carrying out practical activities, the training of the teaching staff in charge of the Geosciences training spaces in the Regional University Centers of the UPNFM and the consolidation of the Geosciences Research Group (GIG). After the interventions carried out, an institutional interest in experimental activity in the teaching of Geosciences has been identified, as well as in the participating population for continuous training in the subject. Likewise,
the application at different educational levels of the developed contents and the potential of educational interventions for the development of research and social bonding in Earth Sciences have been verified.

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Author Biographies

Marina Alicia Aguilar Chávez, Universidad Pedagógica Nacional Francisco Morazán

Magíster en Administración de Empresas por la Universidad Católica de Honduras (UNICAH). Licenciada en Ciencias Químicas y Farmacia por la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras (UNAH). Por alrededor de 20 años, docente del área de química, sirviendo espacios  pedagógicos para las carreras de Ciencias Naturales, Salud Alimentaria, FID y Técnica Industrial, de la Universidad Pedagógica Nacional Francisco Morazán (UPNFM).

Luis Enrique Santos Figueroa, Universidad Pedagógica Nacional Francisco Morazán

Doctor en Química Orgánica Experimental e Industrial y Máster en Química Sostenible por la Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (UPV), Máster en Educación en Ciencias Naturales con Orientación en la Enseñanza de la Química y Licenciado en Ciencias Naturales con Orientación en Química y Física por la Universidad Pedagógica Nacional Francisco Morazán (UPNFM). Docente-investigador en los campos de la química aplicada, la educación científica, los sensores ópticos y los nanomateriales híbridos. Actualmente se desempeña como Coordinador de Investigación Aplicada y Emprendimiento en el Instituto de Innovación Tecnológica (IINTEC), Catedrático de Química en el Departamento de CCNN y miembro activo del Grupo de investigación en Geociencias (GIG) de la UPNFM.

Javier Adolfo García Reynaud, Universidad Pedagógica Nacional Francisco Morazán

Magíster en Educación en Ciencias Naturales Orientación Biología, por la Universidad Pedagógica Nacional Francisco Morazán (UPNFM). Ingeniero ambiental por la Universidad Católica de Honduras (UNICAH). Docente-investigador del departamento de Ciencias Naturales de la UPNFM. Con prioridad profesional que incluye construir habilidades de investigación sólidas a través de estudios de biodiversidad tropical. Expectativas de carrera se basan en el desarrollo de estudios de alto impacto para la estimación cuantitativa de los efectos del cambio climático en los recursos naturales nacionales para la definición de estrategias técnicas de conservación y adaptación.

Elisabeth Espinoza Canales, Universidad Pedagógica Nacional Francisco Morazán

Magíster en Geología orientada a la Exploración Geofísica por la Universidad de Nueva Orleans. Magíster en Enseñanza de las Ciencias Naturales por la Universidad Pedagógica de Aichi. Licenciada en Física en la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras (UNAH). Profesora de Ciencias Naturales Escuela Superior del Profesorado Francisco Morazán. Docente del Departamento de Ciencias Naturales, miembro del equipo de investigación en Geociencias (GIG) en la Universidad Pedagógica Nacional Francisco Morazán (UPNFM). Docente y coordinadora de la Carrera de Geología de la UNAH.

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Published

2022-06-30

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Aguilar Chávez, M. A., Santos Figueroa, L. E., García Reynaud, J. A., & Espinoza Canales, E. (2022). Didactic Intervention for the Improvement of the Experimental Activity in Teaching Geosciences. An Action-Research Study in Teacher Training. Paradigma: Revista De Investigación Educativa, 29(47), 115–136. https://doi.org/10.5377/paradigma.v29i47.14476

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Vol. 29 No. 47 (2022)

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