Mujeres científicas y olvidadasdiseño, implementación y evaluación de un proyecto de innovación docente e investigación educativa

Abstract

Throughout the centuries, women have made notable contributions to science. Specifically, they discovered life-saving medicines, made society-changing inventions, conducted cutting-edge research, and more. However, the authorship of their valuable advances has often been hidden, with the merits being assigned only to men in most cases. Based on these premises, it was decided to design, implement, and evaluate this teaching innovation and educational research project, with the main purpose of analyzing different biograms of prominent women scientists who have been forgotten by history. The methodology used was participatory action research developed by a total of 60 students (40 from the Degree in Computer Engineering and 20 from the Degree in Primary Education) from the University of Huelva, during the 2022/2023 academic year. It concludes with the idea that we are dealing with a student body that is very satisfied with the project, due, among other things, to the acquisition of new knowledge on gender equality (for example, women scientists and their contributions), in addition to a Greater camaraderie between students at different university degrees.