El Modellus 4.0 como herramienta didáctica para el aprendizaje de ecuaciones diferenciales en los estudiantes del III Nivel de Mecatrónica de la Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPEL, en el período Marzo - Agosto 2014

Abstract

The current study sought to evaluate the implementation of the Modellus 4.0 as facilitator of active learning of ordinary differential equations (ODE s ), in this regard, two research groups were selected. They were comprised by students from two sections of the third level of Mechatronics at the University of the Armed Forces ESPE Extension Latacunga – UFA ESPEL, from March to August 2014. One class identified as experimental group while another one was identified as control group, in the former class; it was implemented a virtual learning environment by applying the Modellus 4.0 whereas the expository lesson was implemented in the second group, but not before planning four weeks of lectures addressed to these two groups; in order to perform a diagnostic test of maturity. The research findings showed in the diagnosis that the expository methodology does not cover all the needs of the teaching – learning by itself.