Estrategia didáctica integrada con la plataforma Educaplay para el fortalecimiento de las competencias de ciencias naturales en los estudiantes de quinto grado de la Institución educativa San Pedro Claver de la ciudad de Cúcuta

Abstract

The objective of this research work was to determine how a didactic strategy integrated with the Educaplay platform can strengthen the basic competences (Explanation of phenomena, Comprehensive use of knowledge and Inquiry) of the natural sciences in the fifth-grade students of the Educational Institution San Pedro Claver from the city of Cucuta. It made use of a quantitative methodology whose information collection instrument was the questionnaire applied to a population of 35 children from stratum one of the fifth grade of primary school. The information collected was processed through descriptive statistics that involved two moments: pretest test and posttest test, to which a didactic strategy was implemented using the EducaPlay platform. The findings allow us to conclude that the children significantly improved the three competencies and that, thanks to the use of technological resources applied to education, it was possible to demonstrate their effectiveness in improving the teaching and learning processes related to the three corresponding competencies since the platform offered a wide range of content related to the natural sciences, from explanatory videos to interactive games and exercises. This gave the children the opportunity to approach the concepts from different perspectives and find the approach that best suited their needs and learning styles.