Perceptions on the development of research competences in students of research seedbeds

Abstract

Competent research in subjects promote individual and social development, and also contribute to the formation of higher-order cognitive skills. This research article shows the results of a study that sought to identify the perceptions that students from five research hotbeds have on the development of research competencies from their experience at the university. The research paradigm was framed in the quantitative - descriptive approach. A perception survey was applied to 82 students from five nurseries belonging to four research groups. The study manages to reveal that a large part of the students use digital technologies more frequently to search for relevant information for their research work and show a handling of specialized databases for this search.