Use Of Technological Resources Research Articles

Using Apps to Develop Mental Calculation in Primary Education

This research aimed to evaluate the development of mental calculation in Primary Education students promoting the use of the Calculus app in a mobile learning environment. It was observed that children have and use several portable devices with internet connection demonstrating that they are familiarized with technology. Therefore, the immanent pedagogical potential in technology should be used by educational actors towards educational success promoting immersive, contextualized, and centred student learning. Action research was elected as our methodology with planned classroom sessions for the development of mental calculation. It was found that the use of technological resources served educational intentions presenting advantages regarding motivation, feedback, time, concentration, pedagogical differentiation, evaluation, and productivity. This initiative, although not without difficulties, demonstrates that the School must assume its role of mediation of the use of technological resources for the development of school skills.

TECENDO CONHECIMENTOS DE MULTIPLICAÇÃO COM O USO DA PLATAFORMA KHAN ACADEMY COM ALUNOS DO 5º ANO DO ENSINO FUNDAMENTAL

O presente artigo tem o objetivo de apresentar as contribuições do uso da plataforma Khan Academy nas aulas de Matemática, com alunos do 5º ano, do Ensino Fundamental de uma Escola Municipal, da Zona Leste, da cidade de Manaus (AM). O uso de recursos tecnológicos no Ensino de Matemática converge para a superação de estigmas e concepções enraizadas de que esse componente curricular é cansativo, decorativo e sem contextualização. Por isso, desenvolveu-se uma pesquisa-ação interventiva, na qual organizamos uma Sequência Didática com atividades que envolveu a operação de multiplicação e o uso da plataforma Khan Academy, isto a fim de oportunizar uma experiência de aprendizado significativo. Nesse ínterim, os registros da sequência didática foram coletados a partir de conversas informais, observações, registros no caderno de campo e filmagens das ações docentes e discentes frente a proposta de trabalho com o Khan Academy. Os resultados da ação demonstram o aumento do interesse dos estudantes, que outrora se mantinham dispersos nas aulas de matemática, além de possuírem notas abaixo da média na disciplina. Sendo assim, consideramos que o uso desta plataforma no processo de ensino e aprendizagem da matemática, quando explorada de modo planejado, pode ser uma forte aliada a didática do professor.

Metodologias ativas e o ensino remoto de biologia: uso de recursos online para aulas síncronas e assíncronas

O isolamento social realizado em decorrência da pandemia do Covid-19, provocou uma reinvenção das práticas educacionais e o uso de recursos tecnológicos foi a solução encontrada por muitos professores na busca pela participação ativa dos alunos nas aulas remotas. O estudo teve por objetivo verificar o impacto do uso de ferramentas digitais na aprendizagem dos alunos em um contexto de aprendizagem remota. Foram utilizados vários recursos digitais a fim de promover e discutir a interatividade e comunicação entre alunos e professor, consolidando saberes, promovendo autonomia e oportunizando desenvolvimento do processo de ensino e aprendizagem. Por meio deste estudo, verificou-se a uma ótima interação dos alunos nas atividades desenvolvidas, com grande participação e busca pelo conhecimento. O uso de metodologias ativas por meio de tecnologias digitais permitiram a construção da aprendizagem de forma interligada e híbrida.

Technological Resources in Modern Higher Education

Introduction.Modern high school should serve the needs of an innovative knowledge society based on the humanistic ideas, the introduction of digital pedagogy, the inclusion of didactic innovations into the educational process and the active use of practical-oriented technologies.Theaimof the present article is to present and analyse the technological resources of higher education, revealing the educational potential of project training, smart technologies and event-based pedagogy.Methodology and research methods.The methodological framework of the present research is based in the humanistic, system and activity approaches, reflecting the essence of the development of modern education. The main methods involve the analysis and generalisation of the theory and practice of interactive technologies, studied by foreign and Russian scholars.Results and scientific novelty.The trends towards the modernisation of higher education and the factors of achievement of higher quality of preparation of students for professional activity are determined. The technological resources are considered as a key component of education and professionalisation of the future specialist. Project technology is highlighted as an advanced technology in education, as it accumulates cognitive practices, which stimulate the solution of cognitive problems; encourages and intensifies autonomous activities; provides an opportunity to visually and fully present the product of educational work. Students’ educational purposes in the project are formulated and described: acquisition of actual knowledge, self-assessment experience and expert assessment; development of research skills; portfolio development.Smart education technologies create the following unique opportunities for training: activation of the complex of students’ cognitive and creative abilities, prompt response to changes in the external environment; formation of practical personality skills to interact on social networks, to communicate in distance education, to work with electronic information resources, to create and manage personal knowledge databases, etc.Event-based education is demonstrated as a resource of open and free education and as a process of students’ unique and fascinating creative work, which is created by the joint efforts of teachers and students.The diffusion of interactive technologies and ICT tools in higher education is changing the organisation of training and the quality of the educational environment, taking into account the principles of cooperation and openness, gaining flexibility and personal orientation.Practical significance.The rapid process of continuous technological improvement of the entire range of life activities, latest advances in the field of electronics and growing flows of open-access information significantly change the content of vocational education and its methodological tools. A prerequisite for the productive use of technological resources in the educational process is their adaptation to the main tasks in higher education, which aim to prepare a person for real and future life, to solve pressing socio-economic and sociocultural issues facing society.

Aula invertida con uso de recursos tecnológicos: sus efectos sobre el aprendizaje y la actitud hacia las matemáticas en una muestra de estudiantes de honduras

La tecnología es parte integral del proceso educativo, por lo que es necesario conocer sus efectos sobre el rendimiento y la actitud hacia las matemáticas de los estudiantes. El presente estudio procuró determinar si existe una diferencia significativa de desempeño matemático y de actitud hacia las matemáticas entre un grupo en el que se utilizó la clase invertida con el uso de recursos tecnológicos y uno en el que se utilizó la clase tradicional. Participaron 38 estudiantes del segundo año de Bachillerato en Ciencias y Humanidades en una escuela privada en Honduras, durante el curso escolar 2018-2019. La investigación fue de tipo cuantitativa, con un diseño cuasiexperimental. Se utilizó la prueba estadística no paramétrica U de Mann Whitney para dos muestras independientes. Se encontró un efecto positivo al aplicar la clase invertida con el uso de recursos tecnológicos sobre el rendimiento académico y sobre la actitud hacia las matemáticas en sus cuatro dimensiones: valor, autoconfianza, disfrute y motivación.

Uso de la tecnología en el desarrollo de competencias de lectura y de escritura

Desde décadas, las Tecnologías de la información y la comunicación (TIC) se conciben como herramientas favorecedoras de los procesos de enseñanza y aprendizaje. El ser humano con su uso tiene la posibilidad de aprender y relacionarse. Sin embargo, se hacen evidentes las dificultades de los educandos de primaria en las competencias comunicativas, que les impiden avanzar en los procesos de lectura y escritura. Por ello, el propósito del estudio fue identificar el efecto del uso de los recursos tecnológicos en el desarrollo de competencias de lectura y escritura en ambientes de aprendizaje. La metodología seleccionada para realizar el estudio fue la cualitativa bajo investigación-acción con apoyo del paradigma socio-crítico. Se tomaron 18 participantes de un contexto rural en la Escuela Vijagual. Entre otras, se llegó a la siguiente conclusión: Las tareas de lectura y escritura realizadas con uso de TIC fortalecen la interacción entre usuario-máquina y motivan al estudiante a realizar procesos de lectura y escritura de manera activa, participativa; en sus escritos, se evidenció mayor riqueza textual en cuanto a coherencia, sentido y significado.

Innovation and technology to strengthen the learning of Calculus

The proposal aims to improve the learning process of differential and integral calculus by applying dynamic teaching strategies and the use of technological resources. Participatory methodology in a space where meaningful content are managed, updated, space and the environment with different spatial distributions depending on the type of work is controlled, posters theorems and formulas alluding to the subject are presented. The work can be individual or collective. It represents an intellectually complex work applying various skills in real world situations. Multiple elements are integrated: A server, internal network WiFi, electronic whiteboard, projector, mobile devices.

Utilización de TIC para la innovación en el Prácticum

Las oportunidades de las TIC en el Prácticum han sido objeto de estudio y análisis durante los últimos años, tanto para la gestión de este período formativo como para su tutorización y seguimiento, la búsqueda de información y la comunicación entre los implicados. En menor medida se ha indagado sobre sus posibilidades para la evaluación, la participación y la innovación educativa. Este trabajo se centra en el conocimiento que sobre las TIC poseen y la utilización que realizan 29 futuros docentes durante su período de prácticas curriculares. La información obtenida a través de un cuestionario creado ad hoc, permite concluir que durante este período formativo es escaso el uso de creativo e interactivo de los recursos tecnológicos, así como la práctica de metodologías innovadoras y activas en contextos reales.

Digital technologies as a means of accessing powerful mathematical ideas. A study of adults with low schooling in Mexico

Abstract This paper derives from a study which main purpose was to investigate how a group of adults with low schooling can have access to powerful mathematical ideas when working with activities that involve the use of technology resources and that take into account the adults’ previous experience with mathematics. Specifically, adults’ previous experience with area calculation was considered. Principles of the Theory of Didactical Situations (TDS) formulated by Brousseau guided the study design, and Pick’s theorem was recreated in a dynamic digital setting, with which it is possible to calculate the area of regular and irregular polygons. In this approach, intuitive notions of area and perimeter are resorted to, seeking to promote the experience with powerful ideas such as ‘the generality of a method’, ‘realizing the existence of different methods used for one and the same end’ and ‘realizing that each method possesses advantages and limitations’. Analysis of interview protocols from three noteworthy cases (which include both adults’ work in the digital setting and their discussions with the researcher) suggests the presence of powerful underlying mathematical ideas, such as the idea of generality and the power of a method and the features of the constituent elements of a geometric figure that are involved in calculating its attributes, attributes such as area.

THE AUDIT PROCESS IN COMPANIES THAT IMPLEMENT SOFTWARE ENGINEERING PROJECTS

The use of technological resources and software has become standardized in today's society, which is why there is a need to be able to update according to the requirements that the market and industry demand from companies that develop products through a software engineering process. The role of the auditor is extremely important since he is the one who must make sure that everything is controlled and that the required needs are being fulfilled, as well as he is concerned about the security of the entities and their internal background. In this context, it is necessary to constantly improve the auditor's procedures and the legislation that regulates them, since the multiple frauds that companies suffer in terms of information obtained easily and quickly, without any major control, are well known, and it is here where care must be taken in order to reduce the levels of violations of access to unauthorized information assets. The objective of this paper is to present everything that surrounds the process of auditing requirements of software engineering projects, both generically and specifically in projects in particular the financial area, generally covering everything that is present in a software engineering project considering the need, what is obtained from them and why they arise in organizations.

Formação docente para o ensino superior mediado por Tecnologias Digitais de Informação e Comunicação: uma proposta baseada no modelo do Conhecimento Pedagógico Tecnológico do Conteúdo

No contexto atual de pandemia global, a Educação a distância tem sido apontada como solução rápida para os desafios do ensino superior. Essa proposta desconsidera a enorme complexidade do processo de planejamento e implementação desta modalidade, quando realizado com qualidade. Dentre as principais necessidades está um rigoroso processo de formação docente. Este artigo apresenta a pesquisa, o desenvolvimento e avaliação de um curso de formação, orientado pelo TPCAK, para professores que atuavam no curso de licenciatura em ciências biológicas modalidade semipresencial da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC), Brasil. Analisamos os registros das atividades e comentários no ambiente virtual do curso, um questionário semiaberto e uma reunião com os participantes. Os resultados indicam que o curso permitiu a experimentação de ferramentas vinculada às discussões sobre o ensino das disciplinas, oferecendo a possibilidade de superar a visão instrumental dos meios tecnológicos. A experiência incentivou principalmente a reconsideração sobre o papel do professor, numa transição para um ensino mais centrado em atividades. Discutimos que a integração de TDIC não se reduz à seleção e uso de recursos tecnológicos, mas se concretiza a partir de um processo de articulação das potencialidades destas ferramentas aos conhecimentos e saberes dos professores no desenvolvimento de possibilidades educativas para seus contextos de ensino. Isto que requer investimento de tempo e de profissionais qualificados, mas possibilita o desenvolvimento de um ensino mediado por TDIC que prioriza a qualidade da formação dos estudantes nos contextos universitários.

Análisis de la satisfacción personal en mayores con el uso y aprendizaje tecnológico en redes sociales

En la actualidad, cada vez es más importante el uso de las Tecnologías de la Información y la Comunicación (TIC) en la vida cotidiana de las personas. No obstante, los mayores de 60 años de edad, suelen representar un porcentaje minoritario en cuanto a la utilización de estas herramientas. Por otro lado, el uso de las mismas, como facilitador de acceso a redes sociales, es un factor muy importante para estar en contacto y relacionarse con un grupo social a pesar de las limitaciones de tiempo y espacio. Por tanto, en este sentido, podría considerarse una herramienta útil para el bienestar personal y social de estas personas. De ahí surge la necesidad de este estudio.
 El objetivo de esta investigación se centra en analizar el grado de satisfacción personal de estas personas en relación con el uso de TIC, concretamente dispositivos electrónicos para acceder a redes sociales.
 Se diseñó un estudio de casos intrínseco, donde se seleccionó una muestra de personas mayores de 60 años, de la zona de Málaga capital. las estrategias de recogida de información fueron grupo focal, observación y cuestionario no estandarizado.
 Fueron obtenidos resultados significativos sobre cómo y en qué medida el uso de estos recursos tecnológicos, aumentan la satisfacción personal del colectivo estudiado, desde la perspectiva de los protagonistas.
 Como conclusión, las personas participantes mayores de 60 años, perciben, en su mayoría, una alta satisfacción personal, que crece en la medida en que se adaptan al uso de recursos tecnológicos para su vivencia en redes sociales, concretamente el whatsapp y el facebook, que les permite una mayor conexión con el mundo y con sus redes de apoyo social, como familia y amistades, a pesar de las limitaciones físicas o espaciales.

Su1537 TREATMENT OF CHOLELITHIASIS WITH CHOLEDOCHOLITHIASIS THROUGH THE ASSOCIATION OF LAPAROSCOPIC AND ENDOSCOPIC ACCESS, IN ONE-TIME AND OUTPATIENT BASIS, WITH COST ANALYSIS

The advantages of the treatment of choledocholithiasis and cholelithiasis in a single surgical time have been well established, but the types of access used and their combinations, the assistance processes and the assessment of cost effectiveness are still being studied. To evaluate the profile of patients with choledocholithiasis plus cholelithiasis treated by combined laparoscopic and endoscopic access in a single time on an outpatient basis and to determine the treatment costs. A retrospective study was conducted on patients with choledocholithiasis plus cholelithiasis treated by combined laparoscopic cholecystectomy and endoscopic choledocholithotomy from January 2015 to January 2019. The patients were divided into two groups: AR (n=42) – ambulatory regimen and HR (n=28) – hospitalization regimen – which were compared in terms of demographic, clinical and treatment variables and their results, as well as in terms of costs. The mean age of the AR group was lower than that of the HR group (43.52 x 53.46 years, p=0.03) and the physical status of the AR patients was better when assessed according to the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) (p=0.01). There was no difference between groups regarding the risk of choledocholithiasis (p=0.99). For the AR group, the length of stay was shorter: 11.29 hours (6.15) x 65.21 hours (71.72) (p=0.02), as was the incidence of postoperative complications assessed by applying the Clavien-Dindo classification: 3.0 (7.1%) X 11 (39.2%) (p<0.01). The total mean costs were higher for the HR group ($2,489.93) than the AR group ($1,650.98) (p=0.02) (Figures 1 and 2). The combination of laparoscopic cholecystectomy and endoscopic choledocholithotomy, in a single time, on an outpatient basis, is safe and feasible for patients in good health, has a lower cost and may support the reorientation of hepatobiliary surgeon training with the integrated use of technological resources and the adoption of care protocols aimed at better clinical management of the choledocholithiasis approach.

New Concepts and Technological Resources in Patient Education and Asthma Self-Management.

Asthma is a chronic disease that is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. In general, the use of technology resources or electronic health (e-health) has been shown to have beneficial effects on patients with asthma. E-health can impact a broad section of patients and can be cost-effective and associated with high patient satisfaction. E-health may enable remote delivery of care, as well as timely access to health care, which are some of the common challenges faced by patients with asthma. Web-based asthma self-management systems have been found to improve quality of life, self-reported asthma symptoms, lung function, reduction in asthma symptoms/exacerbations, and self-reported adherence for adults. Social media is commonly being used as a platform to disseminate information on asthma to increase public awareness. It can facilitate asthma self-management in a patient friendly manner and has shown to improve asthma control test scores as well as self-esteem. Text massages reminders can increase awareness regarding asthma treatment and control, thus potentially can improve adherence to medications and asthma outcome. Mobile health applications can support asthma self-management, improve a patient's quality of life, promote medication adherence, and potentially reduce the overall costs for asthma care. Inhaler trackers have shown to be beneficial to asthma outcome in various populations by improving adherence to asthma medications. Barriers such as physician financial reimbursement as well as licensing for rendering tele-healthcare services are important concerns. Other limitations of using technology resources in health care are related to liability, professionalism, and ethical issues such as breach of patient confidentiality and privacy. Additionally, there may be less face-to-face interaction and care of the patient when e-health is used.

Análisis sobre el uso recursos tecnológicos en la enseñanza de Historia en 2.º de bachiller (2015/16)

Analizamos el uso de recursos, herramientas tecnológicas y eje didáctico implementado en la asignatura de Historia de España en 2.º de Bachiller, durante el curso 2015-16, según la titularidad y ubicación geográfica de los centros académicos. Los 39 centros de Educación Secundaria investigados en la Comunidad Autónoma de la Región de Murcia, otorgan un nivel de confianza del 95%. Detectamos poca utilización de recursos tecnológicos aplicados a teorías constructivas de aprendizaje, el uso mayoritario de páginas Web como repositorio de los materiales y documentos facilitados por el profesorado y diferencias de acceso a herramientas tecnológicas en función de la zona geográfica donde se cursan los estudios.

Percepcions dels estudiants sobre el valor de les tecnologies de la informació i comunicació en la seva formació com a docents.

Teachers' attitudes and beliefs play a key role in the implementation of technologies in educational practice. Teacher training programmes in ICT competence, in both initial and in-service training, usually focus on the acquisition of a body of knowledge and the development of certain skills and abilities around the use of technological resources, but they do not usually address teachers’ perceptions or beliefs regarding their value in the teaching-learning processes. This article describes a study carried out in the context of the initial training of future Primary teachers which generate spaces of self-reflection on the value and use of technological resources. The data obtained from a questionnaire administered at the end of the course allow an analysis of the aspects that students highlight with regard to the use of technologies in their training and in their use in the classroom.

La ecología del aprendizaje resiliente en ambientes ubicuos ante situaciones adversas

Primary education in Mexico is facing a growing set of challenges that the government has tried to counteract through the use of communication technologies (ICT) in formal education. While these efforts provide support for students and educators, there remains a need for a renewed and contextualized awareness that will re-conceptualize the adverse experiences of students and the importance of resilience in the context of the learning environment. The objective of this document is to give an account of the learning acquired by nine telesecondary students in a rural area of Hidalgo and the student’s benefits of building awareness about the ecology of learning. The paper highlights the process of re-envisioning their experiences that emerged from the various points of views shared in discussion. The study was triangulated by quantitative and qualitative phenomenological and hermeneutical analyses. It was organized into three stages and employed a survey, semi-structured interviews, focus groups and use of the Google-Classroom platform. The hermeneutical analysis of autobiographies and the use of technological resources enhanced the personal analysis of the experiences of the participants. These experiences generated learning that may often be invisible in formal education but can empower critical thinking, collaboration and autonomy of students to become aware of their learning and the scope of their social contribution. La Educación Básica en México contempla desafíos crecientes a los que se enfrenta mediante el uso de Tecnologías de la Información y la Comunicación (TIC). Sin embargo, en la educación formal se requiere detonar una toma de conciencia crítica y contextualizada que rescate las experiencias del estudiantado para resignificar situaciones adversas, así como dar importancia a la resiliencia a partir de las ecologías del aprendizaje. El objetivo de este documento es dar cuenta de los aprendizajes ubicuos que adquirieron nueve estudiantes de telesecundaria en un contexto rural de Hidalgo y los beneficios de la concienciación de la propia ecología del aprendizaje. Se hace énfasis en el proceso de resignificación que emergió a través de las diferentes aristas de comunicación. El estudio presenta resultados de un caso abordado con una metodología mixta por medio de una triangulación de información multifuente, cuantitativa y cualitativa fenomenológica con análisis hermenéutico, organizada en tres etapas, mediante un cuestionario, entrevistas semiestructuradas, grupos focales y uso de la plataforma Google Classroom. El análisis hermenéutico de las autobiografías y el uso de recursos tecnológicos potenció el análisis personal de experiencias generadoras de aprendizajes quizá invisibles en la educación formal, pero que pueden empoderar el pensamiento crítico, la colaboración y autonomía del estudiantado para la toma de conciencia de sus propios aprendizajes y el alcance de su aportación social a lo largo de su vida.

Single-session Endodontic Treatment is a Reality in Low-income Areas in Brazil?

The present study aimed to investigate the total number of visits required to conclude root canal treatments (RCTs) as well as the motivations associated to the choice of dentists practicing in low-income areas of Brazil. A total of 3,103 questionnaires were electronically and individually delivered to professionals of Salvador, Sergipe, and Alagoas (Brazil). The questionnaire encompassed sociodemographic data and questions regarding the number of sessions required to conclude RCT. Also, postoperative pain, professional qualification, the use of technological resources, and time for one-visit treatment were evaluated. Data were analyzed using Chi-square and Poisson regression analyses (p < 0.05). A total of 326 responses were obtained with higher prevalence of specialists in the field of endodontics (36.8%). Dentists reported greater preference for rotary instrumentation (Alagoas 54.6%, Aracaju 62.1%, and Salvador 83.5%), and most of the participants reported multiple visits to treat root canals with the necrotic pulp tissue associated or not to periapical radiolucency, excluding Salvador (53.8%). Dentists who graduated in public dental schools were less likely to perform RCT of necrotic teeth with periapical lesion in one clinical appointment (p = 0.034). The single-session therapy was positively associated to continuing education attendance (p = 0.004) and to the occurrence of clinical complications (p < 0.001). Dentists who graduated in lato sensu programs were more likely to conclude RCT in less than 60 minutes (p < 0.001), although the occurrence of postoperative pain was more likely observed upon this scenario (p < 0.001). Despite the social inequalities in the analyzed area, professionals have been seeking for knowledge by means of continuing education programs and the implementation of technological resources in their clinical routine, although this fact has poorly influenced the acceleration of RCT. Clinical significances: The total number of visits to conclude endodontic treatment may be influenced by both professional and biological parameters such as the attendance to postgraduation programs and the use of technology as well as to the biological condition of the pulp and the occurrence of postoperative complications.

Technological Structure for Technology Integration in the Classroom, Inspired by the Maker Culture

Technological Structure for Technology Integration in the Classroom, Inspired by the Maker Culture

Modelo de innovación educativa según las experiencias de docentes y estudiantes universitarios

El objetivo del presente estudio fue identificar las prácticas innovadoras que utilizan los docentes para desarrollar el proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje en el aula con el fin de desarrollar una teoría fundamentada sobre la innovación educativa que existe en la práctica docente. En la investigación participaron 17 docentes y 25 estudiantes de una universidad pública del estado de Sonora, México. Los resultados obtenidos revelan un modelo didáctico constructivista con un enfoque socioformativo en las estrategias didácticas y de evaluación formativa, así como funciones y roles docentes humanistas basados en el respeto, la empatía y la confianza, lo cual se apoya con el empleo de medios y recursos tecnológicos que procuran potenciar el proceso enseñanza-aprendizaje. En conclusión, se puede indicar que los docentes emplean una pedagogía innovadora en los procesos formativos de los estudiantes, la cual se apoya en problemas reales de contexto y en distintas herramientas tecnológicas.