Mediación pedagógica constructivista y permanencia estudiantil en la educación superior: un estudio de mapeo sistemático con énfasis en carreras STEAM en Costa Rica
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constructivismo, mediación pedagógica, permanencia estudiantil, educación superior, STEAMResumen
Este estudio analiza la relación entre la mediación pedagógica constructivista y la permanencia estudiantil en educación superior, con énfasis en carreras STEAM en Costa Rica. Mediante un Estudio de Mapeo Sistemático basado en PRISMA se identificaron 176 registros publicados entre 2015 y 2026; 29 cumplieron los criterios de inclusión. La evidencia vincula el aprendizaje activo, la interacción social y la autorregulación con el rendimiento, la motivación, el compromiso y la permanencia. El aprendizaje colaborativo, el aprendizaje basado en problemas y proyectos, el design thinking, la gamificación y las tecnologías educativas destacan como estrategias de mediación. La escasez de estudios empíricos costarricenses, particularmente en STEAM, evidencia la necesidad de validación en el contexto nacional.
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