Gamificación mediante scratch como alternativa para mejorar el aprendizaje activo de la asignatura matemáticas en el subnivel de básica media

Abstract

This research allows gamification to be addressed through the development of a game of basic arithmetic operations with a gamification approach developed in the Scratch software for children from 6 to 8 years of age. Currently, the virtual context as an alternative to attendance, caused by the Covid-19 Pandemic, has exposed the various shortcomings of the educational system that can occur during the teaching and learning process. In the subject of mathematics, due to the absence of educational resources that allow the development of skills and abilities necessary for students. In turn, the presence of student demotivation has become the main challenge for teachers who seek to innovate in education and improve the teaching and learning processes that primary school students need. The main objective of this research work is to improve the teaching and learning process of basic arithmetic operations through gamification. In addition, in this degree project, a qualitative and quantitative approach was proposed. For the development of the prototype used, the T-PACK and ADDIE methodology was proposed; Consequently, the development of the research and the prototype will be based on the review of the academic guidelines of the Ministry of Education of Ecuador provided by the tutor teacher. The integration of technological resources within the development of the prototype is considered essential, because the various tools facilitate us and provide us with various scenarios that are favorable to meet the objectives of the proposed titling project. Within the execution of the prototype, data collection techniques such as surveys were applied, which were applied before and after the application of the game with a gamification approach within the classroom, in order to identify its strengths, opportunities and weaknesses. In addition, meetings were held with the students and the tutor teacher through the Zoom platform, in order to identify and apply the pertinent improvements according to the observations obtained in the surveys carried out by the tutor teacher and the students of Experience I and II for the respective improvement of the academic tool. Finally, according to the analysis carried out, it is concluded that the use and development of gamification, educational technology and innovative educational tools improve the teaching and learning process in students, in turn improves active participation and allows the development of skills and competencies for teachers and students For the construction of the resource with a gamification approach, the Guidelines provided by the tutor teacher will be based on, according to the information previously established, the theory of color was applied for an interactive and friendly design of the graphical interface of the game to motivate students and in turn improve the teaching and learning processes. It should be noted that, for the execution of the prototype, it is recommended to upload it to the online version of the Scratch Software, since it is completely free and available to the general public.