The Geosoftin educational software, a proposal for the development of multiple intelligences

Abstract

In this research article we present the results of the educational software application, Geosoftin, for the development of multiple intelligences in 76 students of the Social Sciences Career at the National University of Chimborazo. In this research it has been proposed as a general objective to develop multiple intelligences from the implementation of the Geosoftin software. As specific objectives, the study proposes to validate the relevance of the software and its degree of interactivity through a structured survey and an objective test; include cognitive strategies such as observation and identification; promote individualized learning according to the activities proposed in the intelligences: linguistic, logical-mathematical, musical, visual, kinesthetic, interpersonal, intrapersonal, naturalistic. In addition, methodological strategies are included for the elaboration of thought operations such as: observation and identification, classification, comparison, deduction, analogy, hypothesis, abstraction, induction, summary and organization of data, with the contents of the Hydrographic Basins, Limnology of Ecuador. The research is of applied-technological type; With a quasi-experimental, quantitative design, the deductive method was applied. The research instruments were a multiple intelligence test, an objective test with thought operations, and a structured survey. The hypotheses were verified with the paired Student t-test, of two dependent samples or intact groups (Hernández-Sampieri, 2007). The study concludes that educational software developed multiple intelligences. With the implementation of methodological strategies oriented to each of the intelligences, elaboration of thought operations and attention to individual differences.