Research Training in High School: Benefits and Impact on Students' Academic Skills

Abstract

Research is a mandatory task at all levels of education, from the beginning of primary school to higher grades. Therefore, defining appropriate strategies for achieving these goals is linked to developing educational plans that meet these requirements. The overall objective of this research was to design strategies that promote research training in high school to enhance and improve students' academic skills. The research methodology is framed within the quantitative paradigm. A survey with a dichotomous questionnaire was used, with the options: agree/disagree. To achieve the study's objective, inclusion criteria were applied to the sample of 325 students from the Science High School. The population and sample consisted of 325 students from grades 1 through 3 at the Science High School. The results allowed us to infer that the development of skills and abilities in the investigative area is being limited by the absence of timely didactic strategies that lead to the establishment of purposeful investigative goals, so the competencies that students are expected to achieve will be proportional to the promotion of plans and methods by the teacher in charge of the instructional plan.