​Aplicación móvil para fortalecer la participación estudiantil en la asignatura de ciencias naturales de noveno año de educación general básica

Abstract

The origin of this research highlights the changes and benefits that technological resources bring with them, since nowadays, they are more and more present and take on greater importance in the educational process. In this research, a mobile application developed in the Android Studio environment will be developed, which will be applied as a learning strategy in the Natural Sciences subject to strengthen the active participation of students in the "Monsignor Leonidas Proaño Villalba" Educational Unit, in which will use didactic strategies and methodologies for its application based on Design-Based Research, which is oriented towards innovation to transform an educational reality. Since in the development of this tool it focuses mainly on the qualities of the students according to their knowledge in educational technological tools to work collaboratively and individually, which seeks to encourage participation in the different educational settings making use of the skills and acquired skills. Given the inherent need to change the teacher's work methodologies through the application of educational strategies and technological tools in the subject, it is intended to comply with the development of the mobile application to strengthen the participation of students in the classroom. The body of the work is composed of three chapters that have been structured in a simple way so that readers can better understand, in chapter one is the introductory part that deals with the object of study, where the problem is raised, the objectives,identification of the research units and conceptual references, in chapter two everything about the prototype is visualized as its definition, objectives and development, chapter three refers to the results obtained through the mobile application and how these can change a reality within educational institutions. For the construction of the educational technology prototype, the ADDIE and SCRUM methodology was used, which has the following phases of Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation and Evaluation that will allow a deep analysis of the basic VII requirements oriented to the operation of educational technology based on the objectives set out in this research. These methodologies allow the development of the prototype fence guided according to the instructional process in the development of the mobile application based on the research design and that agile process that allowed the development of the product through complex environments to obtain prompt results where innovation, flexibility, competitiveness, productivity is essential. The population was made up of the teacher in charge of the Natural Sciences subject, two experts in educational technology and the 39 students of the Ninth Year of General Basic Higher Education. Within the execution of this study, evaluation instruments such as an interview and survey were used to determine the level of satisfaction of the teacher and students when using the proposed mobile application. In conclusion, the use of mobile applications as a learning strategy within the educational process brings benefits such as motivation, interest in learning and teamwork since it seeks to improve educational practice by focusing on the problems that persist in the classroom by the ignorance of new viable technological fields.