DOCUMENT CONTROL OF MARINE BIODIVERSITY GULF OF NICOYA, COSTA RICA

In Costa Rica, the documentary check is carried out, is insufficient, the increase in book production, making it difficult to keep track of document production in different formats or themes.Therefore it is necessary to have a documentary Control of Marine Biodiversity of the Gulf of Nicoya, Costa Rica, including from 1882 to early 2006, to serve as a contribution to cultural and scientific heritage, benefiting users and researchers concerned in the issue of marine biodiversity.This control will help to rescue the national and individual identity, being a contribution to national and universal document control, performed with standards set at national, regional or international helps to have the information, properly systematized, it is also a legacy to research in marine sciences and coastal favor the National University of Costa Rica currently has two stations in marine biology and coastal area at the sole attraction the Gulf of Nicoya, Costa Rica.

La enseñanza comunicativa del inglés en el ciclo diversificado en Costa Rica: imágenes de algunas realidades

Análisis sucinto de una investigación de campo efectuada con estudiantes de 10 grado y 11 grado de colegios urbanos y rurales, públicos y privados, de Heredia. La investigación explora las metodologías empleadas por el profesorado y la aplicación del enfoque de la enseñanza comunicativa de la lengua y su relación con el Examen de bachillerato.A field study was carried out with tenth and eleventh grade students in private and public, urban and rural high schools in Heredia. The research focused on exploring the methodologies used by the instructors as well as on the implementation of the Communicative Language Teaching Approach and its relationship with the Standardized English Test.

Las relaciones interpersonales en la transición de los estudiantes de la primaria a la secundaria

Recibido 14 de junio de 2010 • Aceptado 31 de agosto de 2010 • Corregido 12 de mayo de 2011  El tema de las relaciones interpersonales que establece el estudiante con sus pares, profesores y padres de familia, durante el periodo de transición de la primaria a la secundaria, es el punto sobre el cual se discute en este artículo, ya que se presentan los resultados más sobresalientes de la investigación titulada Factores de éxito en la transición de sexto grado a sétimo de secundaria, realizada entre los años 2006-2007, en el marco del Programa de investigación: Perfiles, dinámicas y desafíos de la educación costarricense. Esta investigación plantea, como uno de sus objetivos, recabar la opinión del alumnado de 6º, 7º y 8º años, respecto a lo que consideran como los factores claves para lograr una transición exitosa entre primaria y secundaria. Es un estudio descriptivo y exploratorio, ya que sus resultados permitirán lograr un acercamiento o aproximación al tema y servirá, además, de punto de partida para otros trabajos de investigación vinculados a esta temática. Utiliza técnicas cuantitativas y cualitativas, sin embargo, no es representativa de la situación a nivel nacional. Los hallazgos más importantes permiten concluir que, al ingresar a la secundaria, los estudiantes manifiestan tener buenas relaciones interpersonales con sus padres, sus profesores y sus compañeros, razón por la cual la aprobación y el apoyo que cada uno de ellos les brinde es fundamental para lograr consolidar su posición en el nuevo grupo académico y, por supuesto, para mejorar la percepción que ellos tienen de sí mismos.

Transición 6 grado a 7año, ¿problema o desafío?

The present article displays the results of a two-year research experience carried out by an interdisciplinary research team from the five academic departments (units) at CIDE. The study is part of a larger research project named Profiles, Dynamics and Challenges of Costa Rican education at CIDE, which is directed by the Deanery. The study was conducted during 2006 and part of 2007 in secondary schools which were identified as successful institutions regarding academic achievements. The research focused on exploring the factors which influence students’ academic performance positively as they move from primary to secondary school and as they remain within successful academic indicators during those transition years. This research, besides involving an important literature review, required field work which took place in ten secondary schools from diverse settings all over the country. Observations were made and the seventh and eighth graders’ beliefs, as well as, their parents’ and teachers’ assumptions were explored. In addition, paralleled to the aspects mentioned, an important population of sixth grade students, their parents, and teachers were studied, since those primary institutions were related to the secondary schools involved in the study.