Uso de Google Sites para mejorar el rendimiento académico en Ciencias Naturales en estudiantes de octavo año de Educación General Básica

Abstract

Abstract: This study aims to analyze the impact of the use of Google Sites as a didactic resource on the academic performance of eighth-grade students in the subject of Natural Sciences. The research followed a quantitative approach with a quasi-experimental pretest posttest single-group design. The intervention was feasible due to the institution s internet connectivity and computer laboratory. The didactic proposal was based on the planned use of Google Sites as a digital environment to promote learning, collaboration, and reflection within the educational process. A diagnostic test and a final test were used as data collection instruments, and the results were processed through descriptive statistics and the paired-samples Student s T-test. The findings show an improvement in academic performance (mean score of 12.41 in the pretest and 14.35 in the posttest), which could be associated with the intervention. Google Sites is positioned as an appropriate pedagogical alternative that supports learning when its implementation is guided by proper instructional planning.