Resumen

ZEPEDA HURTADO, María Elena; CARDOSO ESPINOSA, Edgar Oliver  y  CORTES RUIZ, Jésica Alhelí. Project-Based Learning for the Development of Soft Skills in the Upper Secondary Level of the Instituto Politécnico Nacional. RIDE. Rev. Iberoam. Investig. Desarro. Educ [online]. 2019, vol.10, n.19, e019.  Epub 15-Mayo-2020. ISSN 2007-7467.  https://doi.org/10.23913/ride.v10i19.530.

The objective of this research was to develop soft skills in students through the implementation of the project-based learning methodology at the upper secondary level of the Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN). It was used a quantitative methodology with a descriptive scope. The instrument that was used to obtain the information was a questionnaire based on a Likert scale. The sample of the study was constituted by the students enrolled in the Centro de Estudios Científicos y Tecnológicos belonging to the IPN. The sample distribution with respect to gender was 67% of men and the remaining 33% of women. The main results were that the participants recognized a very frequent development of their soft skills in the following categories: interpersonal, decision making, critical thinking and self-control, and communication skills.

Palabras llave : project-based learning; upper secondary education; student body; soft skills.

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