Incidencia del uso del laboratorio de matemática en la enseñanza-aprendizaje de factorización en estudiantes de noveno grado

Abstract

Abstract: The objective of this research was to analyze the impact of the Mathematics Laboratory on the learning of factoring among ninth-year students of basic general education at ISM QUITO, during the 2024-2025 school year. To this end, the pragmatic paradigm was used from a comprehensive and flexible perspective that allows for a quantitative and qualitative approach, with a quasi-experimental design and a descriptive-explanatory scope. The intentional non probabilistic sample included students from both the experimental and control groups. These participants were administered a pretest, a satisfaction survey (only for the experimental group), and a posttest. Data analysis showed that, after using the mathematics laboratory, the experimental group increased their arithmetic mean score by 1.56 points compared to the control group. Furthermore, the data revealed that 100 percent of students would recommend the use of the math lab to other students, thus concluding that the use of the math lab significantly improved factual learning.