Use of Educaplay and the development of scientific competences in natural sciences [Uso de Educaplay y el desarrollo de competencias científicas en ciencias naturales]
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science and society, scientific culture, educational innovationsAbstract
The objective of the research is to determine the impact of using Educaplay on the development of scientific competences in natural sciences in basic education students from private educational institutions in the city of Quito, Ecuador. A non-experimental, descriptive, cross-sectional design was used on 385 students. The results obtained show a very strong (0.89) and statistically significant (p = 0.004) positive correlation between the use of Educaplay and the development of scientific competences in natural sciences. This confirms that the integration of this technological tool in educational processes has a favourable impact on the strengthening of these competences, which supports the affirmative hypothesis (H1) and allows the rejection of the null hypothesis (H0). Therefore, it is concluded that Educaplay has a high potential for being systematically integrated into educational programmes, contributing to the development of scientific competences.
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