DIDACTICS OF FORMATIVE RESEARCH IN THE CAREER OF ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES IN THE UNIVERSITY OF GUAYAQUIL

The article summarizes the main results of a study initiated in the 2008 school year and completed in 2015. A quasi-experimental pre-post test design was used. The use of statistical tools allowed to validate the determined theoretical foundations and the viability of the didactic strategy. The scientific contribution facilitated the understanding to professors-students of the relevant role of formative research in the career of Commercial Engineering of the Faculty of Administrative Sciences of the University of Guayaquil. The uniqueness of the proposal lies in initiating formative research skills using the Project-Based Problem-Based Learning method and allows the student to extrapolate theoretical-practical solutions from the classroom to the socio-business environments.