Attitude towards scientific research in peruvian students of pedagogical higher education

• Autores: Estrada Araoz, Edwin Gustavo, Córdova Amesquita, Flavio Edgar, Gallegos Ramos, Néstor Antonio, Mamani Uchasara, Helen Juddy
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2021
• Institución: Universidad Peruana Unión
• Repositorio: Revista UPEU - Revista de Investigación Apuntes Universitarios
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs2.apuntesuniversitarios.upeu.edu.pe:article/691
• Enlace del recurso: https://apuntesuniversitarios.upeu.edu.pe/index.php/revapuntes/article/view/691
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Attitude towards research; pedagogical higher education; initial teacher training; scientific investigation; Peru.; Actitud hacia la investigación; educación superior pedagógica; formación inicial docente; investigación científica; Perú.

The present research aimed to describe the attitudes towards scientific research of the students of the Education career of a pedagogical higher education institute of Madre de Dios, Peru. The research approach was quantitative, the design was non-experimental while the type was descriptive, transactional. 138 students participated to whom a sociodemographic data sheet and the Index of Attitude towards Research were applied, an instrument with the required validity and reliability. According to the findings, the students were characterized by having an unfavorable attitude towards scientific research and it was determined that some sociodemographic variables such as sex and age group were significantly associated with the attitude towards scientific research (p <0.05). Finally, it was concluded that it is necessary to promote the development of didactics and research competencies of the teacher trainers who teach the research course so that the attitude of the students towards said course is more appropriate.
La presente investigación tuvo como objetivo describir las actitudes hacia la investigación científica de los estudiantes de la carrera profesional de Educación de un instituto de educación superior pedagógico de Madre de Dios, Perú. El enfoque de investigación fue cuantitativo, el diseño fue no experimental mientras que el tipo, descriptivo transeccional. Participaron 138 estudiantes a quienes se les aplicó una ficha de datos sociodemográficos y el Índice de Actitud hacia la Investigación, instrumento con la validez y confiabilidad requerida. De acuerdo a los hallazgos, los estudiantes se caracterizaron por tener una actitud poco favorable hacia la investigación científica y se determinó que algunas variables sociodemográficas como el sexo y el grupo etario se asociaron de manera significativa con la actitud hacia la investigación científica (p<0,05). Por último, se concluyó que es necesario fomentar el desarrollo de la didáctica y competencias investigativas de los docentes formadores que enseñan el curso de investigación para que la actitud de los estudiantes hacia dicho curso sea más adecuada. The present research aimed to describe the attitudes towards scientific research of the students of the Education career of a pedagogical higher education institute of Madre de Dios, Peru. The research approach was quantitative, the design was non-experimental while the type was descriptive, transactional. 138 students participated to whom a sociodemographic data sheet and the Index of Attitude towards Research were applied, an instrument with the required validity and reliability. According to the findings, the students were characterized by having an unfavorable attitude towards scientific research and it was determined that some sociodemographic variables such as sex and age group were significantly associated with the attitude towards scientific research (p <0.05). Finally, it was concluded that it is necessary to promote the development of didactics and research competencies of the teacher trainers who teach the research course so that the attitude of the students towards said course is more appropriate.