Scientific and technological thinking: a study of their relationship through quantitative electroencephalography (QEEG) in high school students
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An advance report of a doctoral-level research project is presented, aiming to characterize the relationships (similarities and differences) between Technological Thinking (TT) and Scientific Thinking (ST) through the quantitative analysis and comparison of electroencephalographic (EEG) signals produced by 28 students in Cycle 4 of secondary education when solving tests on School Technological Activities (STA), School Scientific Activities (SSA), and School Techno-Scientific Activities (STSA). To this end, 12 activities were designed, validated, and implemented, four for each type of thinking. Records are analyzed at the sensor and source levels using quantitative and statistical techniques to establish relationships between the types of thinking studied. The results found show that the PC predominantly activates auditory and somatosensory areas, linked to internal dialogue, hypothesis formulation and executive planning, while the PT presents greater activation in visual and parietal areas, related to visual-motor processing and spatial working memory. On the other hand, the ATCE combine both patterns, reflecting an integrated cognitive processing that connects sensory, visual and executive information.
- Scientific thinking
- Technological thinking
- Cognition
- Neurology
- Electroencephalography
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