Gamificación móvil mediante una app diseñada como estrategia didáctica para fortalecer el aprendizaje de matemáticas en estudiantes de segundo básica

Abstract

The preceding work of investigation has the objective to strengthen learning skills in the subject of mathematics through the strategy of gamification aimed at students attending second grade of elementary school in Unidad Educativa Particular, “Rosa Serrano de Madero”. With the elaboration of this paper: new, exciting and effective strategies are provided to develop crucial and desired abilities of a new study plan in the subject. This technology is backed up by methodological proposals based on gamification through the creation of games that transmit knowledge. Gamification delivers many opportunities that help teachers face new educational challenges, because of it, in mathematics, this method performs an important role helping students reach learning objectives in a fun and interesting way that in the subject of math have never been seen before, based on an environment of motivation. It´s significant to establish a connection between the methods of teaching – learning and the game in order to reach specific results in the classroom. Despite the situation we are facing now a day with virtual classroom and the COVID-10 pandemic, institutions are making effective big changes to their teaching – learning process in order to strengthen their student’s education with the method of gamification as motivation. With regard to this methodology, it was an investigation that applied the theoretical method of qualitative and quantitative approaches. From the methodological point of view, this study is founded on the conception of an Educational Smart App called, “MathGame”, based on three basic operational contents of the subject: addition, subtraction and multiplication. This, depending on the math level that is proposed by the host institution. In order to determine the results of this investigation, two experiences have been effected; the first experience was presented with a prototype to the Principal of the institution, the Phycological Dept., TICS Representative, Dept of General Inspection and the teacher in charge of the subject, through the zoom platform, where each one of its functions/characteristics were visualized to identify the requirements of the App MathGame. In the second experience, the App MathGame, was presented to a Second-Grade teacher in charge of the subject and her classroom to evaluate its result as a gamification strategy in strengthening learning skills. Taken for granted that as a result of surveys carried out on teachers and students, the acceptance of the smart educational app was obtained, and its positive outcome was applauded by teachers as a strategy of gamification to improve as well as strengthen learning techniques that helped students of second grade reach objectives and become more motivated in the subject. Math being a school subject considered complex for learning, it’s suggested that gamification be used and employed as an educational integrating instrument that strengthens the subject itself, through game and application of the Educational Smart App “MathGame”, the same that was created as a result of a strategic resource for the subject.