Digital learning landscapes for students in Social Studies

Abstract

The subject Social Studies should be a platform to train students with communicational and linguistic competencies; socio-emotional skills, and logical-mathematical reasoning; who critically interpret local, national, and international realities and formulate conclusions with their own judgment; using various advanced educational technological tools, such as digital learning landscapes. However, the way the content of this subject is presented is considered unattractive, and a decrease in student motivation is observed along with frequent errors in linguistic expression, weaknesses in reasoning, and the deterioration of interpersonal relationships. Therefore, this mixed-method research, exploratory in nature and experimental in design, aims to propose a didactic intervention based on the implementation of learning landscapes in the subject of Social Studies. The proposed didactic intervention improves learning methods and the presentation of certain content in this subject and influences the personalization of the teaching-learning process, promotes teamwork, and encourages students in the experimental group to express their own criteria and personal autonomy compared to the control group. Due to the novelty of the concept in the studied context, the topic remains open for further research.