Evaluación de software educativo bajo el Modelo Sistémico de Calidad (MOSCA) y su incidencia en el rendimiento académico de los estudiantes del Centro de Educación Básica José Antonio Lizarzaburu.

Abstract

This research was conducted in the Basic Education Center "José Antonio Lizarzaburu", during the period February- July 2014, in Elementary Basic students. The objective of this research was to evaluate the Educational Software (ES) by using the Prototype of Software Quality Systemic Model (SQSM) – in Spanish: Systemic Model of Quality (MOSCA)- in order to evaluate the quality of product of the educational software, and thus determine its impact on the academic performance of the students. The main activities carried out were selecting the categories related to the Evaluation of educational software (Functionality, Usability and Reliability), also, the characteristics associated with these categories of the (SQSM) model consisting of four levels: Categories, features, sub-characteristics and metrics, were selected. This work collaborates with the use of digital resources (DDR) which provide to the student a meaningful environment for the teaching-learning process as well as a more dynamic teaching experience. The use of good quality Educational Software enriches the learning process since many times this; turns into a difficult process for the students. Twenty –five students belonging to basic elementary were the sample for this study, then, an analysis of the results of the educational software Game Mat and the incidence in the academic performance of the students; was carried out. Two learning scenarios were proposed; the first one was developed in a traditional way and the second one, was developed by means of the application of the Educational Software. The t-student calculation is used as a statistical method to test the hypothesis, with a confidence level of 0.05, the critical value of t at one tail is 1.7108 and the statistical value T is 20.83,which is higher, in other word, this value is into 5% of the confidence interval, so, the research hypothesis is accept. It is concluded that the use of quality educational software influences on the process of inter-learning and, therefore, affects the academic performance of learners.