The traditional education system toward competency training: a look at the processes of teaching and learning of science in secondary education of Mendoza Argentina and San Jose, Costa Rica

Abstract

The study presents a reflection on the formation of scientific competence in the high school students from two countries of Latin America, Argentina and Costa Rica. It also assesses the degree of relevance and rapprochement, which have the curricular designs of Natural Sciences implemented in these countries with the achievement of scientific skills for life. To assess the level of development of scientific competence achieved by the students, was spun off and examined the scientific competence in each of its dimensions: skills, knowledge, attitudes, and contexts.