Innovación didáctica para desarrollar habilidades de redacción académica en UNIANDES–Quevedo

Abstract

The research aimed to analyze how to foster genuine and effective training for student researchers in the subject of Curricular Integration Unit in the Law program at the Quevedo extension of the Universidad Regional Autónoma de los Andes. A mixed sequential approach was adopted, beginning with quantitative techniques to diagnose academic writing skills, followed by an action-research experience with eighth-semester students. The resulting proposal consisted of a systemic model of educational strategies designed to strengthen research and scientific writing competencies. The most relevant findings revealed structural weaknesses in academic writing processes, which hindered the development of critical thinking and the formulation of impactful research proposals. The proposed model linked curricular integration with the development of transversal skills, contributing to a more coherent training environment aligned with contemporary higher education challenges. It was concluded that implementing interconnected strategies based on active methodologies and technological tools can significantly transform the student research experience. The importance of faculty and institutional commitment to consolidating these processes was also highlighted. This experience contributes to the academic debate on twenty-first-century university education, offering practical tools for replication in similar contexts.