Evaluación de las herramientas colaborativas “Explicando una razón” y “Wisemapping” para la estimulación del desarrollo del pensamiento crítico en los estudiantes de bachillerato.

Abstract

We evaluated the collaborative tools explaining a reason and Wisemapping to stimulate the development of critical thinking in high school students of the Municipality of Loreto Educational Unit. The importance of the present investigation was justified considering that critical thinking is binding with learning, which in the medium and long term gradually generates Independence in its educational process. We worked with a group of 67 high school students to determine the impact of the use of collaborative tools explaining a reason and Wisemapping. The methodology used was the field and descriptive research and through the application of the test for evaluation of critical thinking, the verification of hypotheses was made through the method CHI2. The results showed an acceptable predisposition of the students to use the proposed tools, which allow them to improve the development of critical thinking. It is concluded that the use of the collaborative tools managed improved the dimension of analysis of the information. Therefore it is recommended to use the mentioned tools as strategies that allow the student to stimulate the development of critical thinking.