Desarrollo del pensamiento lógico matemático por medio de la estrategia activa del ajedrez para favorecer la capacidad analítica de los niños

Abstract

This work seeks to solve the problem that arose in the area of mathematics for the promotion of logical mathematical thinking through a dynamic strategy called chess, with the purpose of enhancing the analytical capacity of students while exercising the educational process, thus achieving the development of logical mathematical thinking through the active strategy of chess to favor the analytical capacity of children. This research analyzed the active strategy of chess applied to the educational field with favorable results, with a sample of 62 students, it started from action research, which was based on a mixed approach (qualitative and quantitative), an exploratory scope, whose foundation corresponded to the synthetic analytical method. Likewise, for its diagnosis, the ethnographic method was used, through the observation technique, where a field diary was applied to record the information of the students. Finally, an observation sheet was used to assess the students' improvement, yielding a result consistent with the application of the active chess strategy: their academic performance increased by 1.62% compared to the start of the study. The development of logical-mathematical thinking is essential to the learning process and fundamental for optimal balance of students' abilities, as well as their educational and personal progress.