Gamificación mediante la herramienta Web genially como estrategia para mejorar el rendimiento académico en matemática en estudiantes de Quinto Año

Abstract

Abstract: Gamification is a dynamic and interactive learning strategy in which activities are proposed through games in order to improve students' academic performance in a given subject according to the needs of the students. The present study proposed the null hypothesis "the application of gamification through the Web genially tool contributes to improve the academic performance in Mathematics of the fifth grade students of the Jorge Romero Pinto School". The study design was quasi-experimental, with a correlational-causal type of research anda mixed approach (quantitative-qualitative). The results showed that, although academic performance in Mathematics improved from 8.21 to 8.85 out of 10 through gamification, this was not statistically significant (p=0.07) based on the chi-square analysis,accepting the null hypothesis. This study concludes that gamification generates in children a greater motivation and attention to the subject, and suggests using and implementing it in the curricular agendas of Mathematics teachers.