Uso de herramientas digitales interactivas para el aprendizaje de Ciencias Naturales

Abstract

Abstract:Socio-educational changes have driven the integration of digital tools into educational processes, whose innovation and motivation have transformed learning and teaching. This research aims to evaluate the use of interactive digital tools for learning Natural Sciences by fourth-grade students at the Luis Humberto Benítez Costa Elementary School. A non-experimental, cross-sectional, descriptive study with a mixed approach was conducted. We relied on techniques such as surveys and interviews to gather data. The subjects of the study were eighteen fourth-grade E.G.B. students and five tutors. The findings show that the educational institution lacks technological infrastructure, which widens the existing gap in access to educational technology. Furthermore, learning in the Natural Sciences area has been limited to the sole use of YouTube, mediated by teachers, to facilitate some complex content, but its use is subject to teacher discretion, which has impeded the development of independent learning.