Problem Based Learning as strategy for the development of competences in secondary education students

Abstract

The methodological strategies Plough to set of activities that allow learning to be achieved and make activate and dynamic teaching possible taking into account the needs of the context, the Problem Based Learning (hereinafter ABP), is to strategy that starts from to problem to generate student learning, in that sense, the objective of this research was to determine the ABP strategy, that allows to develop competences: inquire through scientific methods to build knowledge and explains the physical world based on knowledge about living beings, matter and energy, biodiversity, Earth and universe of the area of Science, Technology and Environment in secondary level students, during the 2016 academic year. The methodology used was of an Experimental type with quasi-experimental design, with qualitative and quantitative dates, 177 students were taken ace to population and the study sample was made up of 56 students, who have been selected through non-probabilistic sampling, to whom the pre test and post test. The results of this research show that the ABP strategy in the development of skills improves student learning achievement. For the calculated Z = 13,51 and the tabulated Z = 1,645. It is concluded that with the application of the ABP strategy, it improves the development of skills and the achievement of student learning. It is concluded that with the application of the ABP strategy, it improves the development of skills and the achievement of student learning.