La educación STEM en la práctica docente: una propuesta pedagógica para fortalecer las 4 c´s del siglo XXI en los estudiantes de grado 9° del colegio Champagnat de Bogotá

Abstract

This research was carried out at the Champagnat School in Bogotá with 9th grade students; in which action research was implemented under the qualitative approach, in order to propose and implement a pedagogical proposal (STEM) to strengthen the skills of the 21st century, in this way to acquire data, interpret and analyze them through the categories or units of analysis taking into account the application of the STEM activity through the PBL pedagogy strategy and the design method in order to contribute to the strengthening of the 4 C'S of the 21st century, understanding these as creativity, communication, critical thinking and collaboration. Based on the application of the STEM pedagogical proposal, the reach of the educational approach is evidenced, since the students strengthen the 4C's, since it was found that in the creativity category the students express original, divergent and creative ideas to find the possible solutions to the essential question; On the other hand, in the collaboration category, students work effectively as a team, assign roles and participate actively; Regarding the category of critical thinking, students identify, understand and analyze the problem, and from this they propose possible solutions taking into account their application to everyday life. Finally, in the category of communication, students convey ideas clearly, respect the point of view of their peers, give feedback, develop skills to identify and solve problems, work in a team, express their ideas and make decisions.