Desarrollo de competencias científicas en las primeras edades: el Explora Conicyt de Chile

Abstract

The paper presents the results of the implementation of a preschool school initiative in Chile known as Your Scientific Skills in Science (TCC) Explora Conicyt and analyzes the influence of cooperative relationships between directors, preschool teachers and preschool teaching assistants on the development of scientific skills in students between four and six years of age. A mixed methodology was applied. Thirty-seven classroom observations were conducted and analyzed using the constant comparative method. Ten categories of cooperation emerged and were used to construct a questionnaire for these three educational players. The questionnaire was applied at ninety-seven municipal and private schools in the regions of Valparaiso, La Araucania, Los Lagos, Rivers and Metropolitana. The results show a positive correlation between cooperation among educators and scientific learning on the part of students.