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 Volume 10, Issue 5 (May 2023), Pages: 211-220

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 Original Research Paper

Evaluating the outcomes of a scientific seedbed program for enhancing research capacities in young students

 Author(s): 

 Natalia I. Vargas-Cuentas 1, 2, *, Erick Martinez 2, Matias Gonzalez 2, Isabel Leon 2, Rosarela Mamani 2, Alejandra Guzmán 2, R. Patricia Condori 2, Kiara Lopez 2, Javier Santos 2, Max Panca 2, Luz Mora 2, Maria Zubiate 2, Araceli Ariñez 2, Avid Roman-Gonzalez 3

 Affiliation(s):

 1Image Processing Research Laboratory (INTI-Lab), Universidad de Ciencias y Humanidades, Lima, Peru
 2Business on Engineering and Technology S.A.C. (BE Tech), Lima, Peru
 3Aerospace Sciences and Health Research Laboratory (INCAS-Lab), Universidad Nacional Tecnológica de Lima Sur, Lima, Peru

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 * Corresponding Author. 

  Corresponding author's ORCID profile: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8908-6207

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 https://doi.org/10.21833/ijaas.2023.05.025

 Abstract:

In the current educational landscape, there is a growing emphasis on providing students with a comprehensive education that includes the development of research skills. However, experts argue that it is crucial to cultivate these skills at an early stage, even during primary and secondary education, to enable students to strengthen their research abilities in university. This research project aimed to establish a scientific platform to foster research capacities among young students. The scientific platform comprised three interdisciplinary working groups, consisting of 14 undergraduate students from various Latin American countries pursuing different academic disciplines. The program was overseen by three instructors. Problem-Based Learning (PBL) methodology was employed in the scientific platform program, wherein each group was assigned three challenging cases. As a result, at the conclusion of the program, the students presented their research findings and proposed solutions for the assigned cases. In comparison to previous experiences conducted in specific universities, this platform successfully integrated students from different Latin American countries and diverse professional fields.

 © 2023 The Authors. Published by IASE.

 This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

 Keywords: Research skills, Comprehensive education, Problem-based learning, Research, Science

 Article History: Received 26 October 2022, Received in revised form 15 March 2023, Accepted 4 April 2023

 Acknowledgment 

No Acknowledgment.

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 Conflict of interest: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

 Citation:

 Vargas-Cuentas NI, Martinez E, Gonzalez M, Leon I, Mamani R, Guzmán A, Condori RP, Lopez K, Santos J, Panca M, Mora L, Zubiate M, Ariñez A, and Roman-Gonzalez A (2023). Evaluating the outcomes of a scientific seedbed program for enhancing research capacities in young students. International Journal of Advanced and Applied Sciences, 10(5): 211-220

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