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the world, it constitutes one of the quality criteria for higher education, and university
institutions include it in their institutional plans. For the development of students' research
skills, teachers play an extremely important role; therefore, their training and performance
become fundamental. Given its importance, this study addressed the research skills of
university teachers, with the objective of determining the level of scientific research skills
among the faculty of the School of Economic Sciences at the Universidad Nacional de
Villarrica del Espíritu Santo, in Guairá, during the year 2023. The study sample consisted
of 70 teachers from the School of Economic Sciences, from the Business Administration
and Public Accounting programs, who completed the Research Skills Questionnaire
validated in 2018 in Peru, featuring 36 questions and 5 Likert-scale response options
(never, almost never, sometimes, almost always, and always). The questionnaire
measures seven domains: exploratory (questions 1 to 8), technological (9 to 12),
methodological (13 to 15), analysis and interpretation (16 to 19), written communication
(20 to 25), oral communication (26 to 31), and cooperative (33 to 36). Data were analyzed
using SPSS 27 and Excel, applying descriptive and inferential statistics and
benchmarking into three categories: low (25th percentile), medium (between the 25th and
75th percentiles), and high (>75), for research skill levels by domain and overall. Among
the results, variables with a significant relationship stand out, as the $p=.005$ or lower in
the applied tests allows for the conclusion that these are the maximum academic level
attained and experience in scientific research, unlike gender and years of teaching
experience, where $p>.005$. Regarding the domains, it was found that the medium level
prevails in the exploratory (70%), technological (87%), methodological (56%), and
analytical and interpretative (77%) areas; this implies a medium level in research
practices regarding information searches, application of technologies in research, and
scientific rigor. High levels are shown in the domains of written communication (56%),
oral communication (50%), and cooperative (56%). In general research skills, 51%
showed a medium level and 46% a high level. It is concluded that the faculty of the School
of Economic Sciences at the Universidad Nacional de Villarrica possesses medium levels
in the exploratory, technological, methodological, and analytical and interpretative
domains, and high levels in written, oral, and cooperative communication; overall, they
possess a medium level in their research skills. Finally, the results open possibilities