Implementation of the Mathematical Circles Program and its impact on Teaching Practice Institutions

The objective of this project is to evaluate the impact of the implementation of training devices within the framework of the Program Mathematical Circles for Students (CME), of different levels and educational institutions of the city, promoting the reflection of the teaching practice, in the initial and continuous training of math teachers (guiding teachers and students participating in work practice). CMEs are discussion and study groups that encourage logical reasoning, mathematical creativity, critical thinking, problem solving and the development of advanced mathematical skills, in an environment where participants can explore complex and challenging mathematical concepts beyond the conventional curriculum, preferably using an interactive and collaborative approach. Along these lines, the Research Group Training and Teaching Innovation (GIFID) of the University of Cuenca, using the Didactic suitability criteria (CID), will design a set of activities aimed at students and that, after being implemented, will serve for teachers in training to describe, explain and value the process worked in the program (Development of reflexive competence). The project, on the one hand, can demonstrate the change in students to mathematics and on the other, to glimpse the importance of using the CID tool as a reflection guideline, guiding the process of instruction and generating a social impact on the training of teachers and future teachers involved in the project who will be in greater capacity to make proposals for improvement in the teaching of mathematics.

20th UNIVERSITY RESEARCH PROJECT COMPETITION