EDUAPP Palabrástico Mediador Tecnológico para el Fortalecimiento del Proceso de Lectura en Estudiantes de Educación Básica Primaria

Abstract

EDUAPP PALABRASTICO, technological mediator for strengthening the reading process in Primary Basic Education students, aims to build a mobile APP prototype that incorporates didactic strategies to strengthen the reading process in the third grade of primary school at the Tunjuelo Educational Institution in Mongua. (Boyacá, Colombia), to achieve this objective, a descriptive qualitative methodological approach was used, which is based on a user-centered design (UCD) approach. To apply the methodology, various phases were followed adapted to the specific objectives of the project. The first phase, empathy, the second phase definition and the third phase ideation. The development of the application was structured in three main phases: needs analysis, prototype design and testing. Data collection instruments (perception surveys and satisfaction questionnaires) were applied to a group of 5 third grade teachers from the I.E Tunjuelo. The results demonstrated that the application serves as a technological mediator and will allow teachers to implement strategies. more effective didactics, making the learning process more dynamic and attractive for students, thus reducing the barriers of apathy towards reading and improving their skills throughout the different educational levels.