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BENITEZ, Alma A  y  GARCIA, Martha L. Working in Projects as a Tool to Strengthen Cognitive Skills in Students. Form. Univ. [online]. 2011, vol.4, n.2, pp.27-36. ISSN 0718-5006.  http://dx.doi.org/10.4067/S0718-50062011000200004.

The implementation of an educational model focused on student learning in the National Polytechnic Institute (IPN) in México is presented. The model is developed within the Classroom Project, in which the methodology consists of solving a probiem defined in a project. Particularly in the CECyT 11 Wilfrido Massieu, this form of working with students of the third semester has been implemented in a project called Fighter Robot. This study identifies and analyzes the cognitive skills that students develop when they have the experience of observing, identifying, interpreting and exploring a real probiem within a major project. For the analysis of the results a case study was analyzed. The case helped identifying the progress of the group. It is shown that the methodology allows strengthening the cognitive skills of the students, such as interpretation, analysis, synthesis, deduction and reasoning.

Palabras clave : classroom project; cognitive skills; mathematical models; student learning.

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