Análisis del Desarrollo del Pensamiento Creativo en los Proyectos Escolares elaborados por los docentes de básica media en la Unidad Educativa Isabel Moscoso en Cuenca 2018-2019

Abstract

The present research work: "Analysis of the Development of Creative Thought in School Projects prepared by teachers of middle school in the Isabel Moscoso Educational Unit in Cuenca 2018-2019" has a qualitative character; its object of study is the school projects developed by the teachers of basic middle of this institution. The purpose of this research is to analyze the creative elements and strategies present in the projects and indicate the main problems encountered for their elaboration and execution. To achieve this purpose, semi-structured interviews were conducted with qualified informants about the techniques used by the teacher, the most prominent being Project Based Learning (hereinafter ABP); these interviews collect experiences and anecdotes lived by the teacher. At the same time, a comparative analysis was carried out with each project prepared by the teachers of middle school in relation to the criteria of the evaluation of creativity adapted by Santaella (2006). The results of the research indicate that the projects studied do not meet all the criteria for evaluating creativity, due to the lack of preparation of some teachers in this subject; despite this particular, are teachers who practice creative techniques empirically, although it was found that many of them are demotivated, because there are not enough resources to execute the techniques