Technological Resources and Problem-Solving Methods to Foster a Positive Attitude Toward Formative Research in Engineering Students
Formative research, within the context of the pedagogical function of research, employs investigative teaching methods and practices commonly used in universities. However, these methods have largely shown limited effectiveness, as only a minority of students choose to pursue research work to earn t...
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| author | Ronald Paucar-Curasma Klinge Orlando Villalba-Condori Sara Hermelinda Gonzales-Agama Freddy Toribio Huayta-Meza David Rondon Ninna Nyberg Sapallanay-Gomez |
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| description | Formative research, within the context of the pedagogical function of research, employs investigative teaching methods and practices commonly used in universities. However, these methods have largely shown limited effectiveness, as only a minority of students choose to pursue research work to earn their university degree. Additionally, there is a restricted use of technological tools in the development of research-related activities. With this problem in mind, the present study aims to propose the use of technological resources and the problem-solving method to foster a positive attitude toward formative research among first-year engineering students at a public university in Peru. The classroom interventions involved developing investigative activities based on the four phases of the problem-solving method: understanding the problem, developing a plan, executing the plan, and reviewing the solution. During these activities, students used an Arduino board along with sensors, actuators, and block-based programming to address real-world problems in their communities, such as in agriculture, livestock, environment, and education. Following the classroom interventions, students’ attitudes toward formative research were statistically evaluated across several dimensions: satisfaction and enjoyment of research, conceptual appropriation, learning behavior, systematic exploration, and perceived skills. The results show that students’ perception of their attitude toward formative research is predominantly high or very high. This indicates that the proposal to use technological resources and the four-phase problem-solving method is effective in fostering a positive attitude toward formative research among engineering students. Thus, the proposed approach would benefit engineering students by applying it across various courses within their professional program. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5eab5466f6064aadbfc60beb8ffcf6212024-12-27T14:22:44ZengMDPI AGEducation Sciences2227-71022024-12-011412139710.3390/educsci14121397Technological Resources and Problem-Solving Methods to Foster a Positive Attitude Toward Formative Research in Engineering StudentsRonald Paucar-Curasma0Klinge Orlando Villalba-Condori1Sara Hermelinda Gonzales-Agama2Freddy Toribio Huayta-Meza3David Rondon4Ninna Nyberg Sapallanay-Gomez5Grupo de Investigación TIC Aplicadas a la Sociedad, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Tayacaja Daniel Hernández Morillo, Pampas 09156, PeruVicerrectorado de Investigación, Universidad Nacional Pedro Henríquez Ureña, Santo Domingo 10203, Dominican RepublicGrupo de Investigación TIC Aplicadas a la Sociedad, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Tayacaja Daniel Hernández Morillo, Pampas 09156, PeruEscuela Profesional de Ingeniería de Sistemas, Universidad Nacional de Huancavelica, Paturpampa 09001, PeruDepartamento de Estudios Generales, Universidad Continental, Huancayo 12001, PeruCarrera de Matemática, Computación e Informática, Universidad Nacional de Huancavelica, Paturpampa 09001, PeruFormative research, within the context of the pedagogical function of research, employs investigative teaching methods and practices commonly used in universities. However, these methods have largely shown limited effectiveness, as only a minority of students choose to pursue research work to earn their university degree. Additionally, there is a restricted use of technological tools in the development of research-related activities. With this problem in mind, the present study aims to propose the use of technological resources and the problem-solving method to foster a positive attitude toward formative research among first-year engineering students at a public university in Peru. The classroom interventions involved developing investigative activities based on the four phases of the problem-solving method: understanding the problem, developing a plan, executing the plan, and reviewing the solution. During these activities, students used an Arduino board along with sensors, actuators, and block-based programming to address real-world problems in their communities, such as in agriculture, livestock, environment, and education. Following the classroom interventions, students’ attitudes toward formative research were statistically evaluated across several dimensions: satisfaction and enjoyment of research, conceptual appropriation, learning behavior, systematic exploration, and perceived skills. The results show that students’ perception of their attitude toward formative research is predominantly high or very high. This indicates that the proposal to use technological resources and the four-phase problem-solving method is effective in fostering a positive attitude toward formative research among engineering students. Thus, the proposed approach would benefit engineering students by applying it across various courses within their professional program.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/14/12/1397formative researchengineering studentsproblem-solvingtechnological resourcesattitude toward research |
| spellingShingle | Ronald Paucar-Curasma Klinge Orlando Villalba-Condori Sara Hermelinda Gonzales-Agama Freddy Toribio Huayta-Meza David Rondon Ninna Nyberg Sapallanay-Gomez Technological Resources and Problem-Solving Methods to Foster a Positive Attitude Toward Formative Research in Engineering Students Education Sciences formative research engineering students problem-solving technological resources attitude toward research |
| title | Technological Resources and Problem-Solving Methods to Foster a Positive Attitude Toward Formative Research in Engineering Students |
| title_full | Technological Resources and Problem-Solving Methods to Foster a Positive Attitude Toward Formative Research in Engineering Students |
| title_fullStr | Technological Resources and Problem-Solving Methods to Foster a Positive Attitude Toward Formative Research in Engineering Students |
| title_full_unstemmed | Technological Resources and Problem-Solving Methods to Foster a Positive Attitude Toward Formative Research in Engineering Students |
| title_short | Technological Resources and Problem-Solving Methods to Foster a Positive Attitude Toward Formative Research in Engineering Students |
| title_sort | technological resources and problem solving methods to foster a positive attitude toward formative research in engineering students |
| topic | formative research engineering students problem-solving technological resources attitude toward research |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/14/12/1397 |
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