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CONGACHA AUSHAY, Edgar Patricio; SANTILLAN CASTILLO, Julio Roberto; GUERRA SALAZAR, José Enrique  e  BARBA VERA, Ruth Genoveva. Use of an Informatic Application as a Didactic Strategy for the Development of Academic Aptitudes. Educación [online]. 2018, vol.42, n.2, pp.398-413. ISSN 2215-2644.  http://dx.doi.org/10.15517/revedu.v42i2.27472.

The objective of this research was to observe the impact that the use of an educational software with educational strategies within the field of academic aptitude in regards to the numerical, verbal and abstract reasoning in education. Robert Gagné`s Instructional Design Theory, which fosters the development of learning skills and abilities was used. A total of 175 students enrolled in the senior year at four schools in Riobamba city were evaluated at the beginning and the end of the research with similar tests as the admission tests applied for college entrance. As a result of the investigation, it was observed that 155 students increased their scores after preparing themselves with the software. This represented an increase of 94.12% in the scores obtained allowing to conclude that computer technologies are tools to support the development of academic aptitudes.

Palavras-chave : Academic aptitude; learning; educational software.

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