Trabajo Cooperativo como estrategia didáctica en el aprendizaje de ecuaciones de primer grado en estudiantes de octavo año de educación general básica de la Unidad Educativa Luisa de Jesús Cordero

Abstract

Abstract: The objective of the research was to determine the influence of cooperative work as a teaching strategy in learning first-grade equations in eighth-year students of basic general education at the Luisa de Jesús Cordero Educational Unit. A mixed approach and quasi-experimental design were used with an experimental group and a control group of students from parallels A and B . Initially, both groups took a pretest to evaluate their learning level. Subsequently, cooperative work strategies were applied to the experimental group, while the control group was taught using a traditional methodology. After these strategies were implemented, a satisfaction survey was administered to the experimental group to measure their degree of acceptance. Finally, a post-test was carried out in both groups to evaluate the results obtained. The analysis of the data showed that the experimental group developed greater mathematical skills. Therefore, an improvement in academic performance, greater interest, and a positive attitude toward the subject was evident. This demonstrates the effectiveness of cooperative work as a teaching strategy in mathematical learning.