Desarrollo de recurso didáctico de integrales definidas mediante software Wolfram para mejorar la enseñanza-aprendizaje.

Abstract

This study focuses on the development of a teaching resource of Definite integrals using Wolfram software to improve the teaching-learning process for First semester Electrical Engineering students at Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo. The research started from the learning problem encountered in educational institutions, including higher education, regarding definite integrals. It aimed to explore the learning shortcomings in students who has passed calculus with one variable, to develop learning scenarios using Wolfram software for the topics which presented shortcoming and students academic progress was evaluated following the implementation of the strategy using the Wolfram software. The research was quantitative-experimental, since it uses the collection and analysis of numerical and statistical data, the entire population was taken into account, divided into two groups: the experimental and the control. In the first stage, a diagnostic evaluation was carried out where the academic performance of the comprehensive defined in a traditional way will be observed. In the second stage, concepts of definite integral, volume area, and arc length were applied with the Wolfram software. Finally, the evaluation was carried out on the experimental group in order to evaluate and analyze the results of the application of the Wolfram software against the traditional test. The calculated student's T test is 68.03, which is higher than the critical value of 1.75. Therefore, the null hypothesis is rejected. and the alternative is accepted. In conclusion, the calculus of definite integrals revealed deficiencies in problem solving and theoretical understanding. The use of Wolfram Software is recommended to improve the learning of definite integrals and the use of learning guides adapted to different levels of students.