App movil para el soporte académico de los estudiantes del primer PAO de la carrera pedagogía ciencias experimentales de la Universidad Técnica de Machala

Abstract

The field of technology is in constant development in the creation of mobile applications and tools that offer services to meet the needs and requirements that users present, currently Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) can be found in any social context. , work or education. Given the need to support teaching processes (PEA), educational institutions seek to use adaptable, innovative and interactive methodologies in order to obtain greater student participation. M-Learning or mobile learning strategies allow for greater interaction and communication between students, since they can use their devices to access resources that can be implemented in the educational sector as support. Mobile applications with an educational focus are very effective in supporting students by providing them with the necessary resources so that they can implement them in the development of their activities. Mobile applications, when incorporated into the classroom, allow access to new environments and educational scenarios, where the student has the facility to access them through a mobile device, in order to have a positive impact on the learning of the students. students, the planning of methodologies is required which encourage the active participation of the student through these technologies. In this sense, the objective of this research is the creation of a prototype of a mobile application through the Scrum methodology for the academic support of the students of the first level of the Pedagogy of Experimental Sciences career in a streamlined and interactive way, in which incorporated educational content such as syllabus, educational tools that can be implemented in the development of their activities and information from the different databases that can be used for the development of investigative work. In addition, for the development of the study, a qualitative and quantitative methodology was used, using interview and survey as techniques for the collection of information for the identification of the research problem and to know the level of acceptance of the proposal once implemented. Where positive results will be obtained in terms of the use of a mobile application prototype for academic support. Therefore, through the mobile application "Academic Assistant" the resources and contents which students can use for the development of their academic activities were socialized, allowing them to interact through new interactive and innovative learning environments mediated by mobile technology. Likewise, mobile technology fostered the development of skills in the management of educational resources, this being of great benefit for their training where information and communication technologies (ICT) are increasingly immersed in social and educational contexts. Finally, through a survey applied to students in experience II developed in Google Forms, it was possible to verify the level of acceptance and effectiveness of the mobile application prototype for the academic support of students, where it is established that mobile applications They are a very useful resource for educational processes when it comes to supporting the development of students' academic activities.