Identificación de métodos y técnicas en la enseñanza de la economía.

Abstract

The present research is focused on identifying the methods and techniques in teaching economics to determine the approach teachers have with information and communication technologies, and their updating needs, which through constant evolution at the local level and global education requires the incorporation of different resources that generate more participatory classes and high critical content. This study carries out a descriptive analysis based on an online survey of 178 students of the Economics Degree at the Technical University of Machala. The results of the investigation determined that the students agree with the methods and techniques applied in the classes. On the other hand, students mostly prefer the implementation of techniques such as simulation games, videos, news from the economic press and group discussions, these strategies are oriented and updated to find the most suitable way for a teaching that generates motivation in their learning and achieve an excellent acquisition of knowledge in students, in this way collaborate to the growth and continuous improvement of education.