El método científico como estrategia didáctica para fomentar el espíritu investigativo en el grado quinto de Básica Primaria de la Institución Educativa Cuatro de Julio, Pamplona norte de Santander.

Abstract

This research is aimed at strengthening the teaching of the scientific method as a strategy to promote the research spirit in primary school students through a didactic strategy that contributes to the stimulation of the research spirit. The objective of the research was: To propose a didactic strategy focused on the scientific method promoting the research spirit in the students of the fifth grade of primary school of the Educational Institution Cuatro de Julio, Pamplona Norte de Santander. A qualitative descriptive study was carried out, the research-action method, through the phases of diagnosis of the situation, development of the action plan, action and reflection or evaluation. The context is constituted by sixteen (16) children of the fifth grade of primary school of the San Francisco de Asis Educational Institution of the Cuatro de Julio headquarters. The data collection techniques used were participant observation and interview; the instruments used were context reading and interview script; among the results, only the methodology used by the natural sciences teacher to teach this area can be evidenced. Finally, we emphasize the importance of implementing the scientific method by stimulating the research spirit and contributing to the teaching and learning process of students achieving an integral development.