Software educativo como estrategia de gamificación para el aprendizaje en estudiantes de nivel inicial en la asignatura relación lógico matemática

Abstract

This research work was developed in the Unidad Educativa República del Ecuador located in the city of Huaquillas in the province of El Oro, together with the participation of Eleana Hidalgo, a teacher of the Subject Relación Lógico Matemáticas (Logical Mathematical Relationship) and the students of initial level II. In this regard, it is important to mention that due to the pandemic generated by COVID-19, educational institutions had to change the mode of study from face-to-face to virtual, therefore, teachers and students had to adapt to these changes. However, some educational institutions were not prepared to face the new educational processes. It is therefore necessary to indicate that it is of utmost importance to include students in all fields, develop their skills and prepare for a society dominated by ICT, as well as to have well-trained and motivated teachers to cope with the changes that schools are constantly experiencing in the new social reality. In order for teachers to use educational technology in their classes, we have tried to collaborate with the development of a technological educational tool that will help the students of Initial II to develop skills in the teaching-learning process in the area of logical-mathematical relationships. Thus, the main objective of this research was to create a gamified educational software for the improvement of the learning of Logical-Mathematical Relationship in students of initial level of the Escuela de Educación Básica República del Ecuador. To carry out this whole process it was necessary to set specific objectives that help to meet the main objective of the research, such as making an analysis of the tools that teachers were currently using in their classes, as well as making use of planning by learning experience, which facilitated the inclusion of all content and activities in the development of this prototype based on the pedagogical needs and content of the subject. As for the characteristics of this research, we have considered the use of qualitative and quantitative approaches using evaluation instruments for the collection of specific information, of the same method was used the pretest and posttest to compare previous and subsequent results in the implementation of the prototype, where a meeting was held in advance with the teacher to obtain relevant data to help improve the software in various aspects. Once everything was defined, the object oriented programming language Java Script was chosen for the creation of this software due to its easy creation of dynamic contents, to then move on to the design and development in which we made use of some tools and programmes, making an initial sketch and setting out the objectives of the prototype, one of them being to integrate it into the web for easy access and availability of the users, as well as the creation of profiles (teacher, student, autonomous) for easy handling and understanding in terms of the use of the activities. Based on the analysis and design requirements, it can be concluded that the implementation plan has achieved effective results in the development and application of the prototype. It is worth mentioning that students enjoy using useful tools for activities that allow them to interact and play at the same time as they learn, therefore Matras Game as this software has been named is also an ideal resource to promote autonomous learning. Finally, it is important to emphasize that in this era where technology is present in every area of our society, especially being part of the educational spaces with the insertion of ICT in the classroom, teachers are required to make use of different technological tools to carry out more interactive and dynamic classes.