Aprendizaje significativo de los grupos funcionales de Química Orgánica en la universidad de Pamplona.

Abstract

The paper presents a strategy based on the Classroom Pedagogical Project (PPP), in which meaningful learning and constructivism were integrated looking for understanding and applying the functional groups in Organic Chemistry, for this end, it started from a diagnostic stage where were detected the strategies used by teachers to address this and other specific issues, such as workshops, laboratories and the use of information and communication technology (ICT), in the same way, it was established the appreciation of students and their knowledge about the subject from a diagnostic test. Based on the results, various work guidelines were designed and developed by students both in the classroom and at home, as well as a series of manual activities done in the same way. After the implementation of the activities, students showed a significant learning through a final evaluation where 78% of students achieved a satisfactory score, which notices the effectiveness of the project and also suggests the use of these strategies in order to improve students' academic performance.