Pedagogical strategies for attention to students with special educational needs associated with learning problems in the mathematics subject in the first level of high school, Portoviejo

Abstract

Dyscalculia is a dysfunction that hinders the development of skills to carry out logical mathematical processes. Therefore, its treatment requires extensive knowledge about appropriate pedagogical strategies for its care. Under this approach, the objective of the research work was to design a pedagogical strategy to care for students with special educational needs associated with mathematics learning problems (Dyscalculia) at the first level of high school in the “Portoviejo” Private Computer Education Unit. The study was based on mixed approaches (qualitative and quantitative) at a descriptive level. An interview was conducted with a teacher, and a survey was conducted with 28 students. The instruments showed that teachers do not apply pedagogical strategies to teach young high school students with dyscalculia problems. With the results generated, the LEARN BY PLAYING proposal was designed and focused on implementing a disruptive educational approach, which combines playful learning as a fundamental tool to improve the understanding and performance of students. It is concluded that students do not have a learning process according to educational needs, thus producing a deficiency, which significantly impacts low academic performance in mathematics.

Keywords: Special Educational Needs, Pedagogical Strategies, Learning problems, Dyscalculia.