Abstracts
Abstract
Bioethics has become a framework for debate throughout the world and, as such, it is an indispensable subject in scientific fields, especially in those related to life sciences. Nowadays, there is a need for its teaching to include not only the identification of ethical problems but also deliberation and critical reflection on those problems in order, among other things, to participate in decision-making processes. The methodological strategies for this are crucial. This article provides an analytical description of the use of learning logs as a tool of reflection and metacognition in bioethics courses, based on the experience of professors at the Faculty of Sciences of the Universidad de la República (Uruguay). An analysis of students’ learning logs shows that this tool promotes complex reflective and self-reflective processes in which the development of skills such as abstraction, argumentation and problematization is manifested in an integrated way.
Keywords:
- ethics education,
- bioethics course,
- learning logs,
- problematization,
- metacognition
Résumé
La valeur que la bioéthique a ajoutée au discours entre la science et les sciences humaines est indispensable. Cependant, il est nécessaire que lorsque la bioéthique est enseignée, l’accent ne soit pas uniquement mis sur l’identification et l’analyse du problème, mais aussi sur la réflexion critique pour permettre à un étudiant d’intérioriser ce qu’il a vécu. Cet article fournit une description analytique de l’utilisation des journaux d’apprentissage comme outil de réflexion et de métacognition dans les cours de bioéthique, basée sur l’expérience des éducateurs de la Faculté des Sciences de l’Universidad de la República (Uruguay). Une analyse des journaux d’apprentissage des étudiants montre que cet outil favorise des processus complexes de réflexion et d’auto-réflexion dans lesquels le développement de compétences telles que l’abstraction, l’argumentation et la problématisation se manifeste de manière intégrée.
Mots-clés :
- éducation à l’éthique,
- cours de bioéthique,
- journaux d’apprentissage,
- problématisation,
- métacognition
Appendices
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