RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Social Construction of Technology: An Experience for Development of Critical-thinking and Nature of Science and Technology A1 Ortega-Quevedo, Vanessa A1 Gil-Puente, Cristina A1 Vallés Rapp, Cristina K1 Pensamiento crítico K1 Naturaleza de la Ciencia y la Tecnología K1 critical thinking K1 science and technology K1 elementary education/primary education AB This research aims to contribute to the development of critical thinking skills and concepts of the nature of science and technology through joint work based on primary school curriculum content (energy). It has a mixed design in methodological terms, applying a variety of techniques such as surveys, interviews, participant observation and documentary analysis. The total sample of participants is 130 students aged 11-12 from five different schools. The results of the study show improvements in the concepts of the nature of science and technology (dependence on the use of new technologies and control of technological development by individuals), as well as in critical thinking skills (thinking as hypothesis testing and argument analysis), among participants. For example, there is a perceived increase of 0.34 (2-point scale) in the mean between the initial and final assessment of dependence on the use of new technologies This leads us to conclude that the teaching design implemented is effective for improvement in both areas. PB Universidad de Sydney SN 2200-4270 YR 2023 FD 2023 LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/65698 UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/65698 LA eng NO Ortega-Quevedo, V.; Gil-Puente, C.; Vallés-Rapp, C. (2023). Social Construction of Technology: An Experience for Development of Critical-thinking and Nature of Science and Technology. International Journal of Innovation in Science and Mathematics Education, 31(1), 15-29. Doi: 10.30722/ijisme.31.01.002 NO Producción Científica DS UVaDOC RD 22-may-2024