La utilización adecuada de software geogebra para la enseñanza de la matemática II y su incidencia en el rendimiento académico de los estudiantes de la Escuela de Ingeniería en Industrias Pecuarias (EIIP) de la Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo (ESPOCH) en el período marzo -agosto del 2014

Abstract

Proper use of Software Geogebra to teach mathematics improves academic performance of students compared to traditional education. This investigation established as affects the proper use of Software Geogebra for the study of mathematics II in academic performance of students of the School of Engineering Industries Livestock (EIIP) of the Polytechnic School of Chimborazo (ESPOCH) in the period March to August 2014. Academic performance 41 math students through partial II test was evaluated during the summative evaluations until July 4, 2014 using the traditional teaching method. After learning algorithms implemented properly mathematics II using Geogebra Software under the Program for the Study of Course (PEA) and teach students who have not passed the subject by the exemption through a course of 40 hours of 4 to 30 July 2014. To improve the quality of teaching of mathematics in each of the algorithms for each item the theoretical foundation was introduced, a guide, and a scoreboard enabling the student to reach a level of knowledge, proper understanding and can in turn be applied in solving mathematical problems related. Subsequently the academic performance of students in mathematics II through test for the main examination and suspension was evaluated during and after receiving the course of Software Geogebra. Finally the incident level of academic performance of students using Geogebra software in teaching mathematics II with respect to the traditional teaching method was determined. The result obtained in the summative evaluation by the traditional method the academic performance 57.97% was obtained, then implemented at least one algorithm for each subject syllabus of the subject improving the academic performance of main exam 63%, and consecutivamante the suspension of the test of 64.55%. We conclude that the proper use of geogebra software improves academic performance of students significantly from the traditional method, based on a sample of 41 students and inferred a population of students who received and will receive mathematics II under the same circumstances in school of Engineering in Livestock Industries. We recommend using the software geogebra as an important tool to support teachers in mathematics courses Polytechnic College of Chimborazo (ESPOCH).