Impacto motivacional de una estrategia didáctica con el uso de Google Earth como herramienta para el aprendizaje sobre la influencia de la geografía en la organización social y económica de Colombia, en el grado noveno del Gimnasio Psicopedagógico de Suba

Abstract

This project aims to be a contribution to reflection on the use of ICT in the field of social science teaching, since its objective is to determine the motivational impact of the use of Google Earth in learning about the influence of the geography in the social and economic organization of Colombia, with students of ninth grade of the Gimnasio Psicopedagógico de Suba school. Initially, we implemented a survey in digital format, in order to identify the level of technological literacy of the students, as well as their habits, motivations and frequency of digital communication, in order to determine the applicability of Google Earth as part of the implementation of a pedagogical strategy. Once the pedagogical proposal was designed, it was implemented in a second moment of the research, in which qualitative data was collected through participant observation. In a third moment, we applied an interview aimed to identify the perception of the students about the use of Google Earth as a tool for learning geography. The results of this study allow us to highlight the multiple possibilities offered by Google Earth for the teaching and learning of geography, combining theory with practice. Also, the pedagogical strategy with the use of Google Earth enhanced significantly the learning of topics related to the institutional curriculum, in relation to the basic standards of competences in Social Sciences, proposed by the Ministry of Education