Assessment of university students on the significant didactics for their learning Valoración de estudiantes universitarios sobre las didácticas significativas para su aprendizaje

Abstract

The purpose of this research project is to publicize the perception that students have in the program of psychology in the Corporation Iberoamerican of bogota, Colombia, in relation with the teaching methods to generate learning. This research conducted a focus group with a sample to a regular students of the faculty, then the results they received a triangulation with the answer obtained in a semiestructured interviews applied to another sample of students from the same faculty, to confirm the findings of the focus group. the instrument was validated by three expert judges. The technique used to analyze the perceptions of the students was the discourse analysis. In the first tem that specifically
inquire about the perception of the teaching methods of planning, it was found that according to the students, if there are educational curriculum that allows you to generate learning because the themes are prepared by the teachers. In the second term, that disputed on the teaching methods for training in procedures, skills and abilities, participants indicated a constant use of various educational methods articulated with real life. In the last question that refers to the relevance of the techniques used by teachers, the participants agreed that the techniques are appropriate when directly involve the student in the development of the thematic content, for other hand if the teachers are dedicated to enact their classes in a traditional way (the discourse class), do not facilitate the significance of knowledge. the students think that the evaluation of the learning is a tool that generates significant learning when it is realized immediately afterwards explain to the students. It is necessary to say in addition, that in to feel of the students is key the permanency of the teachers work in the same theme or areas, because they can develop the implementation of a better didactics.