Estrategias de enseñanza y aprendizaje para mejorar el rendimiento académico del área de ciencias sociales en el grupo 8-1 del colegio Juan de Ampudia

Abstract

This research work aims to improve the academic performance of the area of social science in eighth grade students of the school Juan de Ampudia city of Cali applying teaching strategies and constructivist learning. This research is supported on two fundamental pillars: implementing strategies generating teaching and learning social sciences and improve the academic performance of such matter in the group to achieve is chosen to 8-1 secondary group calendar A, the period 2016 school day morning. The focus of research is accompanied by a quantitative descriptive, transverse and quasi-experimental design used .It aids such as Microsoft Windows Excel software for statistical research group which is reflected in tables and graphs. In the investigation became visible in the students a number of problems when the class is taught such as indiscipline, sabotage of class, lack of attention and concentration in class, disrespect for the teacher, not measuring the consequences of acts made, not value time and class, these wrongdoings are ingredient substantially to undermine the formal degree of attention and hinder the development of the class, gets to be necessary for the teacher to maintain and preserve order and discipline as having charisma and group management that also allows students shine in their skills, strengths and expertise to facilitate the training process. The instrument that was used for the research has been the one of a survey, carried out to the students of the area of social sciences, this survey contains 19 questions, the first six questions seek to define what are the causes of the low performance in the majority of the students And with the last four we looked for to see if the students are establishing methods to face his bad moment with Social Sciences. During the investigation a constructivist methodology to achieve the goal envisaged that are facilitating the process of teaching, learning and the improvement of academic performance of students in social sciences was developed. Research shows that academic performance has improved when teaching and learning strategies are used, also having acceptance and desire to improve by students.