Impacto de un Programa de Renovación Metodológica en las Estrategias Cognitivas y el Rendimiento Académico en Cursos de Física Universitaria

Abstract

The present work aims to share the educational implications that arise when implementing a program of methodological renewal, which considers the use of conceptual maps and Gowin's V diagrams to teach and learn the contents of a general physics course for freshmen of the civil engineering major at the University of Bío Bío in Concepción, Chile. The impact of the intervention program on learning strategies, interests and creative achievement and academic performance are analyzed. This research is quasi experimental with three independents groups and pre and post tests. The experimental group was involved with active methodologies and heuristics (Gowin's V and concept map), while the control groups worked through problem solving guides and teaching assistants. The results indicate that the experimental group obtained better results in academic performance and developed deep processing strategy.