La pizarra digital como estrategia metodológica para la enseñanza de matemática a niños del preescolar del Colegio Americano de Quito.

Abstract

The present investigative study aims to determine the importance of using the interactive whiteboard in teaching mathematics to preschool children at the American School of Quito. Since the 2008-2009 academic years, the school has implemented the interactive whiteboard, located in all of its information technology classrooms. The purpose of this thesis is to analyze if the interactive whiteboard, a technology based on a multimedia computer connected to the In ternet and a video projector, is useful as a methodological resource in the teaching-learning process, taking into account that the students live in a technology-immersed world, so they are more likely to adapt and approve of a new technology, which theref ore results in learning benefits. This study is divided into five chapters. The first focuses on the intervention of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in education; this chapter encompasses a whole that are the ICTs, of which the interactive whiteboard is only an important part. The second chapter examines mathematics during the first years because this thesis is based on the preschool age and the importance of mathematics during this formative period. The third chapter is about the interactive whiteboard as a strategic methodology in teaching mathematics and the importance and benefits of this technology in regard to the learning -teaching process. The fourth chapter exhibits an analysis of data, tabulated after performing a teacher survey, which attempts to reflect the concerns, advantages, and applicability of the interactive whiteboard at the preschool level. The final chapter discusses conclusions and recommendations. The ICT has become a resource for both teachers and students, and as such, both must adapt to new forms of education and make them a part of educational practices.