Implementación del Método de Aprendizaje Basado en Problemas en la Unidad Educativa Brisas del Río de Guayaquil

Abstract

Problem-based learning (PBL) is an educational strategy centered on the student, who is the agent of their learning acquisition and it helps directly the development of problem resolution, critical thinking, oral and written communication and other skills. This research seeks to demonstrate the importance of this practice to innovate the traditional educational system in the school. Not to put the knowledge in the students’ brain, instead of acquiring the knowledge by themselves. This innovative strategy was applied in Unidad Educativa Brisas del Rio; its teachers were instructed and trained in six different workshops to apply this process in their classes. The total number of teachers who received the instruction was 29; they received the training, applied it and reflected on the strategy. In their reflections, they manifested they saw a change in the development of critical thinking, problem resolution, and oral and written communication. The students reacted better when they learned by a constructive way. They were more willing to participate during the class. The teachers committed themselves to apply the technique as much as possible in their classes to achieve the goals programmed in their class plans.