Las prácticas de laboratorio de biología como aporte a la formación integral del gestor ambiental en educación a distancia

Abstract

Abstract: This research is oriented to the evaluation of the pedagogical dynamics during the realization of the laboratory practices in students who are studying the subject of Biology, in the first cycle of the Environmental Management Degree, in open and distance modality. It was carried out a research design with a qualitative approach, based on the application of surveys and interviews to teachers and students, as well as the description of the development of the laboratory practice, followed by the interpretation of students and teachers' perceptions regarding the development of these strategies, and their importance for the environmental manager's training, making possible to know their strengths and weaknesses for later improvement plans. The results show that in the teaching of biology, the development of laboratory practices as a didactic strategy has positive effects in the active learning, reaching achievements in the procedural and psycho-pedagogic knowledge. It is concluded that the practical learning makes possible a significant and collaborative learning, whose planning and execution contribute to the formation of the environmental manager in an integral way.