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Background: original investigations represent the fulfillment of a research process; it test all the research team's abilities, from detecting the problem and conducting the study to interpreting the results and proposing solutions to the problem. Objective: to characterize the original research presented at the COVID-19 First National Scientific Conference, CovidCien2021. Methods: an observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study was carried out. 57 papers presented at the event were included. Variables: number of original researches presented, student investigations or professional investigations, type of study, type of research, most common methodological errors, number of authors. Descriptive statistics were used for processing and analysis of the results. Results: 57 free topics were presented (32.6%). Research belonging to students stood out (32; 56.1%). Descriptive observational studies (50; 87.7%) and quantitative studies (50; 87.7%) stood out. Papers with four and five authors prevailed (14; 24.6%). Difficulties such as the absence of the research objective and errors in the methodology that make its reproduction impossible were observed. Conclusions: descriptive observational researches, mostly quantitative, provide general and particular elements of a problem. There is a need to educate future generations in good methodological practices, in order to achieve science of quality and excellence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper analyzes the articulation of the three substantive axes of the university: teaching-research-linking, from the social responsibility approach to contribute to the economic development of the territories. It describes the methodological proposal of six stages and 23 activities for the collection of socio-economic information of vulnerable sectors involving teachers, students and local actors, with the objective of generating projects with a high social impact based on territorial diagnosis. The proposal was applied and validated in the Las Gilces commune of the city of Portoviejo and San Juan site of the city of Manta, Ecuador. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This reflection paper evaluates three methodological options in the field of arts education that can be implemented in contexts in which artistic training programs in artistic social cartography, action research and creation research are offered. It provides an overview of the advantages and possible complexities of these methodological approaches to art research. Finally, it explains the need to multiply and expand the range of research opportunities, thus helping to guide knowledge creation in arts education, from the ideal of qualitative methodology pluralization, and exploring the future possibility that art builds its own research method. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The conceptual and methodological elements as well as the judgements contained in this paper are the result mainly of a ten-year work experience with a didactic-curricular approach of PBL in the faculties of the area of health at the University of Antioquia. Reference to the concrete case of this university has been kept to a minimum, in order to search for the general aspects of the method, regarding their historical as well as methodological and operational range, and also their applicability in areas different than the area of health. At the beginning of the paper, some historical background of the method is presented, from its origins at the University of McMaster in Canada in the 70's to their trials at several Latin American and Colombian universities. After that, PBL is given a place within the strategy of learning-by-discovery and -construction, an active pedagogy widely applicable in present-day education. Next, the central, active role of "the problem" in the PBL methodology is discussed. Subsequently, the method's syntax or organizational sequence is presented, and four proposals on PBL, which operationalize the very basic structure of the method, are brought to matter. Fifth, the operational scheme is described, Then, the characteristics of a good tutor or conductor of the method and the academic-administrative obstacles faced by this innovative methodology at our universities and mentioned. To conclude, some findings of the research on PBL are mentioned. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper begins by analyzing the main research trends in the field of the history of psychology and the classical opposition between Whig historiography and critical historiography. Afterwards, it analyzes the various stages of the research methodology used in the field of the history of psychology. In order to do this, the research activities of the historian of psychology are compared to those conducted in both the natural sciences and the social sciences. As a result of this comparative analysis, it is possible to conclude that the stages of the research methodology applied in the field of the history of psychology coincide to some extent with the stages of the research methodology used in other scientific fields. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper presents an analysis of the theoretical and methodological problems that arise from the use of images as historical documents, as well as some proposals, both theoretical and methodological, to deal with iconic sources in the writing of history. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Depression is one of the most common psychiatric disorders among adults and adolescents. Over the past 12 years, a significant progress in depression prevention research has taking place although many studies in this field still exhibit serious flaws. This paper discusses issues such as the choice of prevention objectives, theoretical considerations, the identification of high-risk groups, and the design of both preventive programs and their evaluation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]