Estrategias pedagógicas para el aprendizaje y desarrollo de competencias investigativas en estudiantes universitarios

The new challenges of higher education demand the acquisition and development of investigative competences that may be useful to respond to the new demands of the work environment, which is a strong motivator to rethink the pedagogical strategies used, since new forms of teaching are required. achieve knowledge in students, integrating methodologies based on teamwork, as is the case of cooperative learning. The objective of this article is to describe the pedagogical experience of the implementation of a classroom project based on cooperative learning for the development of psychometric investigative competences in university students, based on the analysis of the reliability and validity of psychological measurement and evaluation instruments. It was found that this type of strategies favors the development of skills for scientific research, enhances teamwork and increases social interactions among students. It is concluded that cooperative learning is effective for the formation of different investigative competencies, as well as other important skills to access current or future job opportunities where this type of competency is required. It is recommended to implement this type of strategies to achieve better learning results in university students.