Diseño de un Entorno Personal de Aprendizaje (PLE) para la construcción de conocimiento en la asignatura de computación del colegio Fray Vicente Solano en Cuenca

Abstract

This research was focused on the design of a Personal Learning Environment (PLE) for knowledge construction in the subject of Computers in the Fray Vicente Solano High School, in Cuenca city. The target population was divided into two groups (experimental and control) giving a total of 114 students. The phases of the research process were: web resources definition for PLE, design, implementation and testing to determine whether the designed methodology allows building knowledge efficiently in the mentioned subject. The applications or App web which form the PLE were exclusively from internet, chosen through surveys and documentary research about topics related to: connectivism, social networks, web 2.0, and connected knowledge. At the end of the second five-month term; group A reached a final score of 7,54; group B 7,02. Despite being a new learning approach with paradigms which are different from the traditional. The experimental group had a higher arithmetic average. The difference between the groups was 0.52 points, but 39 students in group A versus 31 in group B passed without the help of a supplementary exam, which means 14% more than the other group. After studies and data analysis processes, the PLE, in this educational institution influences favorably not only in the subject, but also in the lifestyle and general learning processes. Consequently, it is recommended to use the PLE in students from all levels students and professionals in education because the new education world and interconnected knowledge is a fact which is slowly consuming every person who use it.