Abstract

CORDOVA GARCIA, Graciela et al. Diploma course on pedagogical updating: its relevance in the upgrading of teaching technologists. EDUMECENTRO [online]. 2018, vol.10, n.1, pp. 73-91. ISSN 2077-2874.

Background: the improvement of the pedagogical performance of teachers has a significant impact on the teaching-learning process. Objective: to design a diploma course on pedagogical updating to contribute to the development of teaching functions in health technologists. Methods: a development research was carried out in the "Tamara Bunke Bider" Medical Sciences university site of Moa, Holguin, during the 2015-2016 academic year. Theoretical methods were used: analytical-synthetic, inductive-deductive, systemic-structural functional and historical-logical, and empirical ones: documentary review, survey in questionnaire form and interview, and observation of upgrading activities; the specialists´ criteria was used for the evaluation of the proposal. Results: in the documents reviewed there were insufficiencies in the pedagogical preparation of technologists and the poor impact of knowledge in their performance as teachers; in the upgrading activities there were not always correspondence between the planning and their needs and interests; among other weaknesses such as: insufficient application of theory to teaching practice and excess of extracurricular activities for a professional who works, basically, in the health care service; so a diploma course was designed on the subject, which was assessed by specialists. Conclusions: it constitutes a tool to elevate the levels of pedagogical preparation of the teaching technologists; it was valued by the specialists as pertinent and with adequate methodological structure.

Keywords : faculty; training courses; professional training; education, medical.

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