Faculty of Education

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Research group

Spanish

Group of Education of Experimental Science and Mathematics (GECEM)

Academic Unit: Faculty of Education

Colombian Ministry of Science

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Call

957 GrupLAC

OECD

Area

Social sciences

Subarea

Educational sciences

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Strategic Focus

The Experimental Science and Mathematics Education Research Group (GECEM) was created in March 1997 and was recognized as a promising research group in 1999 by Colciencias. The research group served as the basis for the creation of other science education research groups within the Faculty of Education at the University of Antioquia.

Objectives:

To contribute to improving the quality of education in experimental sciences and mathematics at different levels of the education system, through contributions generated by theoretical and applied research that enhance teacher training in this area.
To train competent human talent in the systematic production of knowledge and pedagogical and didactic innovations that enable the transformation of teaching practice in the areas of experimental sciences and mathematics.

Research Lines and/or Areas

Science and Mathematics Education in Museums and Science and Technology Centers
Data Science for Social Empowerment
Training of Experimental Science and Mathematics Teachers
Interest Group in PCK (Pedagogical Content Knowledge)

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Group Coordinator

Carlos Arturo Soto Lombana, PhD

Doctorate in Experimental Science Education, University of Valencia (Spain)
Master's Degree in Chemistry Education, National Pedagogical University (Colombia)
Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry, National Pedagogical University (Colombia)

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Coordinator's Email

carlos.soto@udea.edu.co

Research Group Email

grupo.gecem@udea.edu.co

Scientific Cooperation

Collaborative Relationships

Grupo de trabajo binacional sobre Representaciones Sociales y Prácticas de Inmersión en
Museos (Universidad de San Juan (Argentina) y Universidad de Antioquia (Colombia)
Red LatinoAmericana de Investigación en Educación Estadística (RELIEE).
The International Collaboration for Research on Statistical Reasoning, Thinking and Literacy (SRTL)
RedLat

Highlighted Projects

Ongoing research project: Learning about climate change at the museum (SIIU-2022-55691)
Teaching practices in and with museums. Systematization of an initial teacher training experience (SIIU: 2022-49110)
Innovation in the classroom: a challenge for Colombian education (MinCiencias)
Museum-School Teaching Resources for Initial and Continuing Teacher Training (DiCiArte) in collaboration with the SED (Semiosis-Education-Development) group at the University of Geneva (Switzerland).

Key Research Findings

What did You Learn at the Museum Today? DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/cura.12678
The museum-school relationship in initial teacher training. https://doi.org/10.17227/ted.num57-20250
The GLOs tool: A contribution by museums to the planning and evaluation of school learning. https://revistas.uca.es/index.php/eureka/article/view/10161
Public engagement of underserved students with open civic data. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11858-024-01641-4
A history of the discontinuity of matter in the 17th and 18th centuries. https://doi.org/10.22201/fq.18708404e.2024.4.87812
Scaffolding or collective PCK? Knowledge configuration for teaching genetics to deaf students. DOI: https://doi.org/10.7203/dces.47.28466

Services and/or Products Portfolio

The group has focused on training teachers at all levels of education, as well as training researchers in the field of science and mathematics education in formal and informal contexts. The group supports museum education units by providing training, conducting research, and producing educational materials for use in museums.