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FEM: Revista de la Fundación Educación Médica

On-line version ISSN 2014-9840Print version ISSN 2014-9832

Abstract

GUANTAY, Emma A  and  MORENO, Carmen C. Assessment of the teaching strategies developed in the Biology subject according to the critical perception of medical students of Universidad Nacional de Tucumán-Sede Salta. FEM (Ed. impresa) [online]. 2020, vol.23, n.6, pp.325-330.  Epub Jan 18, 2021. ISSN 2014-9840.  https://dx.doi.org/10.33588/fem.236.1093.

Aims.

To identify and to analyze the teaching strategies implemented during the practical work classes of the Biology subject corresponding to medical school of Facultad de Medicina of Universidad Nacional de Tucumán with headquarters in Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud of Universidad Nacional de Salta, and to reflect critically on teaching strategies, based on the reading made by the students taking the subject.

Subjects and methods

The research combined quantitative and qualitative approaches. The data was obtained from the documentary analysis (study plan and program of the subject, teaching material, practical work guides and observations) and through the application of semi-structured surveys aimed at students who attended the subject.

Results.

According to the perceptions and appreciations of the students involved in this research, the teaching strategies implemented allowed, to a large extent, the significant appropriation of the specific knowledge of the subject, favoring the construction of knowledge developed in subsequent subjects of the career.

Conclusion.

According to the critical perception of the students, the teaching strategies developed during the practical works can be framed within the constructivist approach. It was also noted that they are closely linked to the objectives of the professional profile of the career, by promoting the development of skills that are considered essential for the training of the future doctor.

Keywords : Biology; Medical school; Teaching strategies; Training purposes.

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