Education by competencies through project-based learning

Abstract

In the 21st century, many institutions do not provide competency-based education, since traditionalist education is still applied, without using active methodologies to enhance collaborative work competencies in students. students. For this reason, the purpose of this work is to analyze the achievement of competency-based education using project-based learning in the Juan Antonio Vergara Alcívar Educational Unit. To carry out the study, bibliographic and field research was used, with a qualitative-quantitative approach. Analytical-synthetic and inductive-deductive methods were used. In addition, a sample of 30 teachers was used, to whom a survey with multiple choice questions was applied. The data obtained refers to the lack of competency-based education through educational methodologies that occurs in secondary education to develop skills in students. The data was analyzed and tabulated and then contrasted with other investigations, allowing the conclusion that, in the Juan Antonio Vergara Alcívar Educational Unit, education by competence is developed by 60-70% using project-based learning, generating in the students a degree of autonomy and problem-solving skills.