contenidos instrumentales

English translation: contents involving procedural knowledge

11:21 Oct 7, 2014
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Education / Pedagogy / e-learning
Spanish term or phrase: contenidos instrumentales
el profesorado, como cualquier otro tipo de profesional, necesita una actualización permanente en este mundo tan cambiante para no integrar las filas de los «analfabetos digitales».
Esta alfabetización digital no se puede limitar a contenidos instrumentales para el uso de las TIC
Al Zaid
United States
English translation:contents involving procedural knowledge
Explanation:
Los "contenidos instrumentales" o "procedimentales" se refieren a un saber instrumental que comprende la ejecución de habilidades, estrategias, técnicas o métodos. Es el saber hacer.

"Procedural knowledge" is the knowledge of how to perform, or how to operate. In other words, it is the type of knowledge someone has and demonstrates through the procedure of doing something.
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María Ferro
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yes, this was just what I was looking for. Thanks a lot.
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4practical training in / knowledge of how to (use)
Charles Davis
3contents involving procedural knowledge
María Ferro


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practical training in / knowledge of how to (use)


Explanation:
I can't think of anything approaching a literal translation that works in English here. "Contenidos" is a word commonly used to refer to the content of teaching; I think it implies training, though it could be interpreted as knowledge (acquired through training). And "instrumentales" refers to using ICT as a tool: simply knowing how to operate the programs and devices. I have tried to reflect this by including the term "practical", to indicate that the kind of knowledge involved is of this kind rather than theoretical.

The extra content you have posted seems to confirm that this is what they're referring to.

It's a very free version, but I think it gets the essential meaning and at least it sounds like English.

Charles Davis
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Asker: Thanks a lot Charles. Saludos.

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contents involving procedural knowledge


Explanation:
Los "contenidos instrumentales" o "procedimentales" se refieren a un saber instrumental que comprende la ejecución de habilidades, estrategias, técnicas o métodos. Es el saber hacer.

"Procedural knowledge" is the knowledge of how to perform, or how to operate. In other words, it is the type of knowledge someone has and demonstrates through the procedure of doing something.

Example sentence(s):
  • There is a fundamental difference between declarative and procedural knowledge. Declarative knowledge refers to factual knowledge and information that a person knows. Procedural knowledge, on the other hand, is knowing how to perform certain activities .
  • Procedural knowledge is only mastered through ongoing practice to the level of automaticity. The work of both Adaptive Schools and Cognitive CoachingSM require developing procedural knowledge.

    Reference: http://ceupromed.ucol.mx/nucleum/APRENDER%20A%20ENSE%C3%91AR...
    Reference: http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/certop/imp_proc.html
María Ferro
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yes, this was just what I was looking for. Thanks a lot.
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