Uso de GeoGebra para el aprendizaje de curvas de nivel en estudiantes de ingeniería

Abstract

Abstract: The objective of the present study is to determine the impact of using GeoGebra in the teaching of contour lines in the Civil Engineering program at the Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja. The research adopts a positivist approach, with a quantitative methodology and a quasi-experimental design. A sample of 31 students was selected for both the control group and the experimental group. To assess the impact of the intervention, a pre-test was administered to evaluate students' prior knowledge related to contour lines. Based on these results, a didactic sequence was implemented with the experimental group. Subsequently, a post-test was conducted to determine whether a significant difference existed between the two groups. To analyze the data, the non-parametric Mann Whitney U test was applied, yielding a significance value of 0.048, which is below the threshold of 0.05 at a 95% confidence level. This result confirms a statistically significant difference between the control and experimental groups following the implementation of GeoGebra. It is therefore concluded that the use of GeoGebra in the learning process of contour lines positively influences academic performance.