La utilización del laboratorio virtual de matemática y su incidencia en el rendimiento académico de los alumnos del décimo año A, en los temas de funciones y gráfica de funciones, de la Unidad Educativa Intercultural Oswaldo Guayasamín. Cantón Colta

Abstract

The problematic of this research is: how affects the use of the virtual laboratory of Mathematics in the academic performance of functions and their graphs?; with a didactic guide and training for teachers in the researched institution and other nearby. This scope determines a methodological didactic approach in the field of resources using the example of application of that methodology, the contents of functions and graphs of functions, through free software “GeoGebra” as a tool to optimize time, resources and development of skills graphing interactively. The study results have been reduced to Pearson correlation criterion for having the relationship between the variable “Academic achievement” vs. “Methodological application” clearly a linear trend whose model is: y = 1. 3348x-7. 333 showing the function, the following characteristics: The model curve is mild, that is derivable and strictly increasing; while the Pearson correlation coefficient equal to 0.87078 verifies a strong positive correlation. The use of virtual math lab positively affects the academic performance of students; this hypothesis is applicable and, generally, to similar groups by using the proposed guidance and training for teachers.