Background:

the Cellular and Molecular Biology subject is propitious for the development of scientific culture in students.

Objective:

to develop a system of activities for the development of scientific culture in Dentistry students through the Cellular and Molecular Biology class.

Methods:

a development research was carried out in the Faculty of Dentistry at Villa Clara University of Medical Sciences in the academic year 2014-2015. Theoretical, empirical and mathematical methods were used for the percentage analysis. The dialectical -materialist approach was assumed.

Results:

the diagnosis showed demotivation and disinterest in the study of Cellular and Molecular Biology due to the abstract nature of its content, the basic scientific literature only has exercises aimed at evaluating the cognitive part; it does not enhance the scientific culture. A system of activities was elaborated from a selection of contents related to the subject, which was assessed by specialists.

Conclusions:

the activities have a systemic approach; they respond to the regularities provided by the diagnosis and allow students to develop scientific culture based on the significance of its learning. The specialists considered them adequate to give a correct answer to the researching problem by its scientific level, usefulness, methodological conception, pertinence, novelty and generalization possibilities.

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