Digital educational resources for Sociopolitical Theory. Its impact on Medical Sciences of Sagua la Grande

Abstract

The Sociopolitical Theory subject began to be taught in the Medicine career after the "E" Study Plan was approved in 2019. Teaching this subject is a challenge, because it is not part of the basic subjects of the professional profile. In order to achieve motivation and, therefore, a better teaching-educational use in the Faculty of Medical Sciences of Sagua la Grande, a proposal of digital educational resources was used. Hence, the objective is to socialize the result of the application of the proposal of digital educational resources for the subject Sociopolitical Theory that was done from virtual environments in the Medicine career of the Faculty of Medical Sciences of Sagua la Grande in the year 2022. For the same, we worked with the lesson plans and the minutes of the Subject Groups, applying the methods of documentary review, questionnaire and observation to classes, which allowed us to obtain as results that the proposal of digital educational resources was effective. Students were more involved in the elaboration of digital educational resources to be used in classes; a greater motivation for the contents of the subject was achieved; an active participation and the academic performance of the second year students of the Medicine career were positive. It was concluded that the use of digital educational resources constitutes an alternative to improve the teaching-learning process and the motivation of students in the Sociopolitical Theory subject.