The present study carries out a case study and exploratory sequential analysis around INVESTIGATIVE COMPETENCES and their interrelation with TEACHING PERFORMANCE in a full-time educational institution in the urban environment of the city of Tacna, during the year 2019. The investigative competence, which is included in the domains of information search, information technology, methodology and communication, is analyzed in its link with teaching performance, specifically in the promotion of reasoning, critical thinking and creativity, as well as in the evaluation of progress. of student learning and adaptation of pedagogical work. The research adopts a qualitative approach, in whose first phase cases of teacher performance at "sufficient", "outstanding" and "in process" levels were selected, considering the classroom observation rubric as an evaluation instrument, followed by in-depth int...