2012, Number 1
Didactic trainer for informatics about the theorical contents related to Descriptive Statistics
Casado TJM, Casado TF, Ríos PJ, Morales EL, Gutiérrez SE
Language: Spanish
References: 9
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ABSTRACT
The pedagogical practice has evidenced defficiencies in the statistical process of the medical data related to medical students. This allowed the performance of the present research with the objective to elaborate a didactic means for the teaching of Descriptive Statistics. The language program applied was the Hot Potatoes and there were performed presentation screens with patterns that allow us to approach the exposed content. The software is nothing more than a system of interaction exercises for the students self evaluation of the acquired knowledge. With this application it was confirmed the development of skills in the statistical process because the students felt motivated to learn Descriptive Statistics within the subject Statistics and Methodology of the Investigation, where the experimental group had greater results of promotion than the control group. The level of motivation in the experimental group was: high motivated, while the control group was low motivated. The software obtained an excellent level of acceptance in the experimental group and regular in the control one.REFERENCES
González, C. S. y Blanco, F. (2008). Emociones con videojuegos: incrementando la motivación para el aprendizaje. Teoría de la Educación: educación y cultura en la sociedad de la información [Internet]. s/a [citado 3 de julio 2011]; 9 (3): [aprox. 5p.] Disponible en: http://hdl.handle.net/10366/56629