Metodología e incidencia de los ejercicios de Razonamiento Lógico, Numérico y Abstracto para la enseñanza de la Física, en el rendimiento de los estudiantes de Segundo Nivel de Carrera de la Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPE

Abstract

The present research was directed to evaluate the Incidence and Methodology of Logical, Numerical and Abstract Reasoning, for learning of Physics, in the performance of the students of Second Level of Career of the Armed Forces University (ESPE).

For research it was realized a comparison between the resolution method of problems and exercises (traditional method), and the Logical, Numerical and Abstract Reasoning Method (No traditional method), through implemented assessments in two essays, to a number of 55 students distributed in two careers: Petrochemical Engineering and Electromechanical Engineering; also was applied a survey to the two students groups to contrast the results thereof with the results obtained in the evaluations.

The research provided the following overall results: applying the statistical method of comparison of arithmetic averages of applied evaluations, for a level of significance of 5% a value was obteined Zc=2.61 that according to the criteria of hypothesis testing allowed to reject the null hypothesis. The 82% to the respondents considered to Methodology of Logical, Numerical and Abstract Reasoning as appropriate for Physics Learning. It includes that the Methodology of Logical, Numerical and Abstract Reasoning, in the classroom has positive incidence about the performance.

It recommended expand this learning method in the area of Physics and others areas of knowledge, as well as contrast it with traditional methods to improve performance and understanding of Physics.