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Articulando conocimiento teórico y práctica educativa. Análisis de los efectos del material autoconstruido en las creencias de futuros docentes

Bridging the gap between theoretical knowledge and educational practice: Analysis of the effects of self-made materials on future teachers' beliefs

Pages 61-75 | Received 27 Aug 2011, Accepted 10 Sep 2012, Published online: 23 Jan 2014
 

Resumen

El objetivo de este trabajo fue analizar las creencias del alumnado de Magisterio sobre el uso de materiales autoconstruidos como herramienta educativa y valorar el efecto de una intervención didáctica con estos recursos en su formación como futuros docentes. 110 sujetos pertenecientes a las especialidades de Educación Especial y Educación Física de la titulación de Magisterio accedieron a participar. Durante el transcurso de una asignatura de su plan de estudios se les involucró en un proceso de construcción sistemática de materiales. Los sujetos completaron un cuestionario ad hoc de dos subescalas con un total de 40 ítems. Los resultados finales mostraron que este grupo de futuros docentes considera que los materiales autoconstruidos permiten implicar al alumnado en su propio proceso de aprendizaje. Los pertenecientes a la especialidad de Educación Especial destacaron la validez de este tipo de materiales en el tratamiento de la diversidad. También son percibidos como una herramienta docente de futuro. Los materiales autoconstruidos parecen ayudar a reducir la distancia entre la teoría y la práctica educativa en la formación de docentes.

Abstract

The main goal of this research study was to assess the beliefs of a group of Teacher Education students on the usage of self-made materials as an educational tool. A second goal was to evaluate the effects of these resources on the students' teacher training process. 110 subjects belonging to the Special Education and Physical Education groups of the Primary Education degree agreed to participate. Students were asked to systematically construct different pieces of equipment. At the end of the project, they were invited to complete a 40-item questionnaire with two subscales. The final results showed that this group of future teachers believes that self-made materials can involve students in their own learning process. Special Education students highlighted that this type of materials can really attend schools' diversity. They are also perceived as a valuable teaching tool. Self-made materials seem to help reduce the existing gap between theory and practice in teacher education.

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