Organizational modalities and teaching methods used by professor of Medicine career of the Santa Clara de Asis University, year 2021

Abstract

The purpose of this work is to analyze the use of the organizational modalities and teaching methods of the professors of the Medicine Career, Faculty of Health Sciences of the Santa Clara de Asís University, city of Caaguazú. The study adopts a quantitative approach, descriptive knowledge level and non-experimental design. 44 teachers of the aforementioned career participated in the field research. The techniques used were: the survey, with a questionnaire of closed-answer questions for teachers, and the interview with open-ended and closed-answer questions for the Director of the Course, the Academic Coordinator, and Heads of the cycle. Among the main results are: the most used modalities are theoretical classes, study and group work, study and individual autonomous work. The factors that teachers take into account for the use of an organizational modality are the competencies or objectives to be developed, followed by the matter or subject. Regarding the method with which the teacher associates each modality, among the main results are: the theoretical classes modality associated with the expository method and the bibliographic review; in seminars-workshops the case study and debate are used; in practical classes, problem-based learning and solving exercises and problems; in tutorials, project-oriented learning and problem-based learning; in external practices, experimentation-demonstration; in study and group work, debate and cooperative learning; in the study and individual autonomous work, the learning contract and the experimentation-demonstration. It is concluded that the organizational modalities used are adequately associated with the teaching methods, it would only be necessary to emphasize certain modalities and methods.