Abstract

A learning proposal is presented under a Course of Study and Research (REI), a didactic device proposed by Chevallard in the Theory of Educational Didactics (TAD). This considers a generatrix question where they are structured a series of questions derived approaching the different contents of statistics throughout the semester. The REI is elaborated with part of the information provided by the National Socioeconomic Characterization Survey, allowing to contextualize the content of the course in the construction area. We worked with sociodemographic variables and the construction area, with emphasis on descriptive and inferential statistical analysis, the first semester 2016, with students of Engineering in Construction of the UBB, Chile. The research seeks to establish the impact of REI on learning strategies, reading comprehension and academic performance, through a quasi-experimental research design. The results show an improvement in these variables in the experimental group.