Extracurricular activities and significant learning in children in the fifth year of Basic Education

Abstract

In this research, carried out in the fifth year of the Manuel J Calle No. 183 Basic Education School, a limited implementation of extracurricular activities aimed at strengthening the teaching of Mathematics was identified. This lack became the focal point for the formulation of the main objective, which consisted of designing a teaching guide for extracurricular activities capable of contributing to the development of meaningful learning for the students of said institution. To achieve this purpose, a qualitative-quantitative, explanatory and cross-sectional cohort methodological approach was chosen. During the research process, historical-logical and hypothetical-deductive methods were used, and techniques such as student surveys and interviews with management-teaching staff were used to collect pertinent information. As a result of this investigation, the teaching guide for extracurricular activities was developed, conceived with the objective of enriching the significant learning of the students who participate in it. Validation by expert criteria allowed us to conclude that this guide is not only viable, but also relevant, since it demonstrated adequate potential to positively influence the development of meaningful student learning. This finding suggests that the proposed guide has the capacity to address the identified educational needs and to significantly improve the teaching-learning process of the subject of Mathematics in the aforementioned institution. This support guarantees that the proposal is a valuable and effective tool for educators seeking to improve the quality of mathematics teaching in Basic Education.

Keywords: Extracurricular activities, teaching, learning.