Realidad de la práctica pedagógica y curricular en el instituto superior tecnológico: Daniel Álvarez Burneo del cantón Loja, provincia de Loja, durante el periodo lectivo 2010 - 2011

Abstract

This research work has as its main objective to explore the pedagogical and curricular practice of "Daniel Álvarez Burneo" high school during the term 2010 - 2011. In this research, I worked with a sample of 40 teachers, 40 students and academic coordinators randomly selected. Surveys, interviews and observations were applied in order to explore about the high school pedagogical model. The acquired results allowed me to determine certain training needs of the teachers and to establish areas for improvement in teaching practice. The following Pedagogical Models were identified: humanistic-social-cognitive, constructivist and traditional. Finally the respective presentation of results, discussion, recommendations and proposals for improvement of pedagogical practice "Use of ICT in the upper secondary teaching-learning practice" are presented. All these efforts were made in order to contribute to the construction of meaningful learning, motivation and progressive learning of students in order to develop basic cognitive skills, deductive skills hypothetical thinking.