El aprendizaje basado en proyectos como estrategia metodológica para fortalecer la participación protagónica estudiantil en el proceso de enseñanza aprendizaje del quinto grado, en la asignatura Estudios Sociales

Abstract

The purpose of this research project is to strengthen the protagonist participation in the students of the fifth grade of Basic General Education of the Educational Unit "Ciudad de Cuenca". During the pre-professional practices carried out in the educational unit, we were able to identify the predominance of passive and apathetic roles of the students in the learning processes. To address this problem, the research was based on the consultation of theoretical references related to the problem, among which the importance of the student's leading participation in the teaching-learning process and the importance of project-based learning (PBL) as methodological strategy with potential to promote student participation. The research methodology that was followed in this work corresponds to a qualitative approach based on a socio-critical paradigm, the methodology is Action Research, the techniques were applied: participant observation, interview and methodological design. The main result of the research was the design, implementation and evaluation of a methodological strategy using PBL, with the aim of strengthening the role of students in learning Social Studies. The implementation of the methodological strategy resulted in the improvement of the levels of leading participation and the development of criticality reflected in the learning situations in the students. In conclusion, the innovation of methodological strategies are key to developing the role of students, seeking to achieve significant learning.