Active Metodologies and their Impact on the Development of Science, Technology and Society

Abstract

Active Learning Methodologies (AL) and Science, Technology, and Society (STS) jointly promote meaningful, critical, and applied learning. Objective: To analyze the relationship between AL and the STS approach and evaluate its potential for improving the training of professionals in the field of the Bachelor's Degree in Education, Pedagogy-Psychology. Methods: A review of documents was conducted, including scientific articles and official documents on Cuban educational policy. The documents reviewed were considered relevant because: these sources are essential for contextualizing the research, the curriculum of the degree program, and articles published between 2020 and 2024 with the highest metrics according to Google Scholar. Results: The analysis confirms a profound structural and functional complementarity as a means to transform university teaching. Conclusions: AL within the STS framework constitutes an effective pedagogical strategy for achieving the comprehensive training required by professionals in the Bachelor's Degree in Education, Pedagogy-Psychology program at the University of Matanzas. Its successful implementation in the current context requires overcoming identified challenges through a strengthening of methodological work and a transformative update of the teacher's role.