La educación en energías renovables como estrategia para generar conciencia hacia el uso racional de la energía eléctrica en la Institución Educativa El Nacional

Abstract

In the educational institution El Nacional, the inadequate use of electric energy is culturally evident, a factor that affects the integral development of individuals and the care and conservation of natural resources; consequently, the objective of this work is to describe and analyze the experiences and effects of linking a didactic sequence, designed from the education in renewable energies, generating awareness towards the rational use of electric energy and its impact on the environment. This mixed type research will be carried out through a sequential explanatory design consisting of a quantitative phase, through an experiment of four Solomon groups, to validate the hypothesis of a higher rate of awareness of the rational use of electric energy by the groups treated with a didactic sequence based on education in renewable energies compared to the control groups that will approach the subject in a traditional way. Then, a qualitative phase to gather information using audios, videos, photographs, semi-structured interviews and an observation sheet. Finally, a triangulation of the results will be made, performing statistical tests based on Braver and Braver's proposal, for the analysis of an experiment of four Solomon's groups; hoping to obtain a good external validity of the experiment, for its replicability to other populations in similar conditions. From the qualitative point of view, it is intended to affirm the hypothesis of an improvement in the awareness of the rational use of electric energy. Among the main conclusions, this work seeks to provide statistically significant evidence, favorable to an increase in the awareness of the participants of this research, which allows to effectively initiate research on education in renewable energy, to promote attitudes that help the valuation of electric energy, encouraging the search for sustainable solutions to the great current demand for this service.