Utilización del software Geogebra, como herramienta cognitiva y su incidencia en el aprendizaje de la matemática en el Primer Semestre de la Carrera de Ingeniería en Industrias Pecuarias, FCP, ESPOCH

Abstract

This research proposes the use of free software GeoGebra as a cognitive tool in the chair of mathematics at the first level of the School of Engineering in Livestock Industries ESPOCH for solutions to the problems of mathematics education in our country. The methodology used was as follows: group Needs sought to implement upon him the GeoGebra teaching resource with longitudinal qualitative and quantitative approach using the following steps : preparation of didactic curriculum notebook ; Application of 28 hours of expository lectures cognitive reinforcement; Quantitative evaluation of the first phase ; Implementation of 28 hours in combined sessions cognitive GeoGebra classroom; Quantitative evaluation of the second phase; Tabulation of the results of the two time points ; Validation scientific hypothesis by comparing means across the Z test ; Development of Markov Chains likely to yield low and middle groups; Determining the best methodical combination that optimizes student performance. The results showed two interesting effects; the first of which was the expected performance improvement by combining the master and pragmatic GeoGebra methods by 60%. The second important finding was that using stochastic processes was determined that better results are achieved by applying practices for addressing the mathematics content classes using GeoGebra that with the combination of this and the lecture, finally the average performance improvement in the group experimental to 84%, so the use of this software not only in the first half of the CIIP, but also in all basic math levels of various races ESPOCH , and the country is proposed.