Estrategias de aprendizaje para la suma de números enteros utilizando plataformas virtuales educativas

Abstract

The present investigation consisted of characterizing the strategies that students use for the sum of whole numbers through virtual educational platforms. The context of this study were two educational institutions: Miravalle School Institution and Liceo Porvenir Institution; where the participants were 67 students, which were distributed in two courses in the following way, 45 students in first grade, 22 in sixth grade, for the analysis and the data a sample of four students of each grade was taken in a random way. The study method was qualitative and the direct observation type; the instruments used for the collection of information were the implementation of mathematical tasks, the observation which was approached through filming and / or videos, photos and field notebook. The results obtained showed that there are different learning strategies which are used by the students in a conscious and unconscious way, but in most cases they are employed autonomously and voluntarily in order to develop the proposed mathematical tasks. It should be noted that the proposed mathematical tasks were mediated by the use of virtual educational platforms (Sofiaxt and Educaplay), with the intention of improving the student's interaction with the task to be performed and recognizing the strengths of these tools in the current educational context