The formation of investigative competence in the Technical Council of the Pre-University

Abstract

Cuban education is focused on a series of transformations, named as the Third Improvement of the National Education System. The Pre-University is no exception due to the importance it has as a prelude to the university, the preparation of its teachers is necessary with emphasis on the formation of research competence to achieve the goal and objectives of the educational level. The article aims to socialize the diagnosis on the formation of research competence in the "Eduardo García Delgado" Urban Pre-University Institute, in the Trinidad municipality, Sancti Spíritus province. The result of the diagnosis on the formation of investigative competence in the Technical Council of the Pre-University was based on the theoretical study and the systematization of lived experiences about how the investigative work of teachers was conceived and their abilities to fulfill their scientific-research function. . The educational context in which the diagnostic study took place was the "Eduardo García Delgado" Urban Pre-University Institute, Trinidad municipality, Sancti Spíritus province. Theoretical methods such as analytical-synthetic and inductive-deductive and empirical methods such as document review, systematization of experiences, survey and interview were used. In addition, the descriptive statistics method was used to process the data obtained from the application of the diagnostic instruments. The results obtained allowed us to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the Pre-University Technical Council on the formation of investigative competence and to design proposed solutions, through the use of the scientific method.