Efecto del aprendizaje cooperativo en el rendimiento académico de estudiantes de bachillerato intensivo en la materia de biología

Abstract

Abstract: The active methodology of cooperative learning focuses on the integral development of students, strengthening both their academic formation and their social skills. This approach allows them to be active participants in their educational process, instead of pure recipients of theoretical knowledge, thus avoiding loss of interest in classes. The main objective of this study was to determine the relationship between cooperative learning and academic performance in the subject of biology for high school students in the evening, for which a quasi-experimental, cross-sectional study was designed, the research involved 20 students in the second year of high school, which represents the entire population, to whom a pre and post questionnaire of knowledge and a perception survey were applied, which allowed obtaining quantitative and qualitative assessments. A statistically positive relationship of the cooperative learning methodology on academic performance was determined, reaching the conclusion that the mentioned methodology is considered a facilitating element for the teaching of biology at the high school level.