Uso del conocimiento científico de estudiantes de pregrado de educación diferencial

Abstract

The objectives of the study were to describe the scientific knowledge of undergraduate students of differential education and to compare with other national studies. We studied 79 students of differential education from a University of Santiago (Chile). Seventy-nine (02 male and 77 female) undergraduate students were selected in a non-probabilistic (intentional) manner in 2017 of the differential education ca- reer at the Universidad Católica Silva Henriquez (UCSH) in Santiago, Chile. The age range ranges from 17 to 27 years. The technique of the survey was used and the instrument used was a questionnaire of the use of scientific knowledge. The results indicate that the use of scientific knowledge of students studying differential education is similar in relation to their counterparts from another university. In addition, the levels reached in the search of information, the transfer of knowledge and the contribution to the knowledge in relation to other professional careers of education sciences are also similar. The results suggest more deeply insightful research skills and attitudes from the initial levels in differential education students, so that in the future they can perform successfully in their professional activities.