Title
Akasha: Custom Application to Support Elementary Geometry Learning First-Grade Children in Colombia
Date Issued
01 December 2021
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Ramos Marroquin A.
Sommer Henao K.
Sandoval Albarracín J.
Parra C.
Carrillo-Ramos A.
Brijaldo M.
Curiel H M.J.
Pavlich-Mariscal J.A.
Gómez-Morantes J.E.
Sabogal M.
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
Publisher(s)
Springer Science and Business Media B.V.
Abstract
Geometry teaching in elementary schools in Colombia is a challenging task. Students’ problems with this topic have led to below-average performances in the Program of International Student Assessment. To face this challenge, this paper presents Akasha, a personalized software application to reinforce geometry teaching to elementary school children between 5 and 7 years old. Akasha provides ludic activities to identify and characterize polyhedra, polygons, and shape attributes. To further improve the experience, Akasha uses information about users to adjust the difficulty level, and to customize the look and feel of the application. To validate the approach, this study assessed student performance before and after using Akasha in three different schools (public and private) of Bogotá (Colombia). The results suggest that the use of Akasha may have a positive impact on students’ learning, regardless of their social, economic, or technological background.
Start page
733
End page
762
Volume
26
Issue
4
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Matemáticas aplicadas Ciencias de la educación
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85100676022
Source
Technology, Knowledge and Learning
ISSN of the container
22111662
Sources of information: Directorio de Producción Científica Scopus