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[Is epistemological meditation a feature of scientific activity?]
Irma Concepción Peralta-Heredia1, Leonardo Viniegra-Velázquez, Héctor Fernando González-Reyes
1Centro de Investigación Educativa y Formación Docente, IMSS de Guadalajara, Jal. irma.peralta@imss.gob.mx
Introduction:
In research activities, critical thinking about mechanisms that control the selection of certain knowledge forms and correlative practices are unusual.
Objective:
To compare the levels of epistemological meditation in professional groups with different grades of expertise in research field.
Methods:
Prolective, comparative, cross-sectional study by means of validated questionnaire that measure posture (consistence in points of view about diverse scientific conceptions and activities), main indicator of epistemological meditation level. Three groups were included: 25 professional biomedical researchers (group "A"), 22 postgraduate professors of health sciences (group "B") and 16 postgraduate students of social sciences (group "C").
Results:
Most participants showed low scores in posture with not significant differences between groups (p > 0.05). However, group "B" after an educational intervention, showed significant increase in consistence points of view (p < 0.01).
Discussion:
Epistemological meditation about scientific work is not a feature of research activities in studied groups. The grades of expertise in research field do not have influence in posture development.
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