Leveraging Artificial Intelligence to Enhance Mathematics Education and Overcome Instructional Challenges

Liudmyla Hetmanenko; Liudmyla Khoruzha

doi:10.15649/2346075X.5075

Autores/as

Liudmyla Hetmanenko Department of Natural Sciences and Mathematics Education and Technologies, Institute of In-Service Teachers’ Training, Borys Grinchenko Kyiv Metropolitan University, Kyiv, Ukraine https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9601-3288
Liudmyla Khoruzha Department of Educology and Psychological and Pedagogical Sciences, Faculty of Pedagogical Education, Borys Grinchenko Kyiv Metropolitan University, Kyiv, Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4405-4847

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15649/2346075X.5075

Palabras clave:

Inteligencia artificial, Tareas didácticas, Tecnología de la información, Matemáticas, Enseñanza de las matemáticas

Resumen

Introducción. Las matemáticas han sido fundamentales para el desarrollo de la informática, y su enseñanza enfrenta actualmente el reto de integrar tecnologías digitales, especialmente herramientas de inteligencia artificial (IA), con fines pedagógicos. Objetivo. Determinar la eficacia de una herramienta basada en IA en la enseñanza escolar de las matemáticas, en particular en la resolución de problemas didácticos. Materiales y métodos. Se implementó un diseño cuasi-experimental con enfoque mixto (cuantitativo y cualitativo) durante el año académico 2023–2024, con una muestra de 100 estudiantes de secundaria en Kyiv. Se compararon los resultados de pre y postest entre un grupo control y uno experimental que utilizó la aplicación Photomath, junto con una encuesta sobre percepciones estudiantiles. Resultados. El grupo experimental mostró una mejora significativa en el rendimiento matemático (p < 0.001) en comparación con el grupo control. Además, el 82 % de los estudiantes reportó mayor motivación, y el 90 % afirmó que la herramienta facilitó su aprendizaje. Estos hallazgos sugieren que la IA puede ser una aliada efectiva en el proceso de enseñanza- aprendizaje. Conclusiones. La integración de IA en la enseñanza de las matemáticas requiere ajustar programas y metodologías para responder a las necesidades del entorno digital actual. Su uso puede mejorar la comprensión, la motivación y el rendimiento estudiantil, siempre que se cuente con formación docente adecuada y un marco pedagógico sólido.

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