Ajedrez, estrategia didáctica alternativa para el desarrollo de competencias matemáticas en alumnos de educación básica primaria

Abstract

This study emerges from a personal perspective during the teaching practice in the mathematics area and the application of methodologies for teaching the game chess for children and teenagers. At Institución Educativa Técnica San Diego de Alcalá, "El Chiveche" Branch School, Guacamayas village, Boyacá department- the Escuela Nueva model or methodology is used under a traditional scheme; however, low levels of performance are evident in some areas such as maths, with upward trends over time; Therefore, the qualitative research makes it possible to answer the question: ¿How can be chess used in the development of math skills in elementary education students? responding through the general objective which propose a didactic alternative with the use of Chess, for the mathematical skills development in elementary education students. A result of this study was that students in elementary grades First through fifth, show high levels of difficulty in the basic topics when they learn mathematics according to the degree studied and designed; Secondly, there is a direct relationship between basic skills in mathematics training and the skills that are forged in humans through the chess practice; and ultimately to propose a didactic alternative through the chess game in the math teaching for each academic degree. According to the results, it is suggested to include the chess game as an educational alternative in the teaching of mathematics, at all levels of elementary education as a priority at the Institución Educativa Técnica San Diego de Alcalá, El Chiveche Branch School, Guacamayas village, Boyacá department.