Abstract
This research arises as a necessity to solve deficiencies in basic mathematics in university students. The objective was to determine the effect on academic achievement when implementing a didactic strategy for learning arithmetic. The study design is pre-experimental with pretest and post-test. The participants of the experiment are freshman year students for the bachelors in engineering program. 332 students participated in the research, who studied five topics in the didactic strategy. The data were collected with quizzes before and after each learning activity. The data analysis technique carried out was the Mann-Whitney U test for independent samples. Academic achievement improved in four subjects. For this reason, it can be established that the design and implementation of the didactic strategy benefit the students by allowing them to remember a topic in an environment that provides instruction and instant feedback.
Highlights
The world education challenge for this century is to solving long-term and short-term problems, within the community at first and with other regions afterwards (Collado-Ruano, 2016)
The research question inquiries on the effect of implementing a didactic strategy for learning arithmetic has on students’ academic achievement. To answer such a question, the objective set was to determine the effect on academic achievement by implementing a didactic strategy for learning arithmetic in freshmen university students
The objective consisted in determining the effect in academic achievement when implementing a didactic strategy for learning arithmetic
Summary
The world education challenge for this century is to solving long-term and short-term problems, within the community at first and with other regions afterwards (Collado-Ruano, 2016). Quality education promotes the necessary abilities for problem-solving and other cognitive, personal and social abilities. This is to develop competencies, values, and attitudes that allow them to confront the challenges that arise (UNESCO, 2016). Occupational and life abilities have evolved, where certain cognitive and socioemotional abilities dominate physical skills. Mathematical reasoning and appropriate use of language are essential cognitive abilities, as well as self-sufficiency or perseverance within socioemotional abilities. These abilities seem to have more impact on people’s quality of life as of countries (Barniell et al, 2016)
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