Integration of digital tablets as mediating tools in learning processes
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https://doi.org/10.32870/Ap.v8n2.880Keywords:
Basic education, meaningful learning, collaborative learning, educational technology, mobile learning, m-learningAbstract
In this article we present the results of a study on how digital tablets are implemented as mediating tools in basic education to promote the construction of meaningful learning and the development of collaborative skills. The research was methodologically designed as an intrinsic case study focused on the work of students in fourth grade in the Centro Educativo Monarca, a private school located in Zamora, Michoacán. Direct observation, document analysis and analysis of apps in digital tablets were used as instruments for data collection, allowing a reflection on the knowledge construction process and its challenges, and teacher intervention as manager of the learning environment. The results show that the use of tablets, through their applications, drives a real approach to knowledge and to the ability to create and share knowledge, expanding access routes to information and allowing the organization and communication of what is learned. The document addresses to possible courses of action to further explore digital content developed by students in relation to the development of creative and critical thinking skills.
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