Percepción de estudiantes de psicología sobre el uso de facebook para desarrollar pensamiento crítico

Abstract

The objective of this work is to report the experience of implementing a Facebook group as support to the development of critical thinking of the students of the psychology program of Universidad de La Serena in Chile. An anonymous and voluntary survey was applied to 43 students after finishing the course. The data analysis shows that the majority of the students perceive the use of this strategy and methodology as an initiative that contributed to the development of critical thinking. A general degree of satisfaction and positive attitude towards the inclusion of this platform as complement to classes are observed. It is concluded that the use of Facebook groups can be a useful tool to develop critical thinking in university education.