Ramath: mathematics teaching app

Amadeo José Argüelles Cruz; Hiram David Cortés Díaz; Octavio Elias Piñal Ramírez

doi:10.51302/tce.2023.2800

Authors

Amadeo José Argüelles Cruz Profesor/investigador a tiempo completo en el Centro de Investigación en Computación-Laboratorio de Cómputo Inteligente del Instituto Politécnico Nacional (México) https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8627-4739
Hiram David Cortés Díaz Graduado de la maestría en Ciencias de la Computación por el Centro de Investigación en Computación-Laboratorio de Cómputo Inteligente del Instituto Politécnico Nacional (México) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3723-0032
Octavio Elias Piñal Ramírez Estudiante del doctorado en Ciencias de la Computación en el Centro de Investigación en Computación-Laboratorio de Cómputo Inteligente del Instituto Politécnico Nacional (México) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6835-6084

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51302/tce.2023.2800

Keywords:

augmented reality, immersive technologies, head mounted display, mathematics, gamification, education, technology uses in education, computer simulation, problem solving

Abstract

This paper presents the Ramath mobile application (app) and its second version using a head mounted display (HMD). Both use augmented reality with the support of game play mechanics in a non-game application, oriented to help 12 to 15 years old students (male and female) to learn several math subjects. We associate concepts such as «gamification» and «problem-based learning» (PBL) within the app, making the subjects much more interesting to the students and encouraging them to be fearless of math by taking advantage of the humans' psychological predisposition to engage in gaming. With the collected information from the research and the help of a predictive algorithm, we try to show how much the technology can help in education.

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Author Biographies

Amadeo José Argüelles Cruz, Profesor/investigador a tiempo completo en el Centro de Investigación en Computación-Laboratorio de Cómputo Inteligente del Instituto Politécnico Nacional (México)

Sus actividades de investigación se centran en el desarrollo de proyectos de innovación e impacto social para el aprendizaje permanente y el desarrollo sostenible. Publica investigaciones de ciencia básica y aplicada en varias revistas de impacto relacionadas con la informática y con las tecnologías emergentes de la información y la comunicación.

Hiram David Cortés Díaz, Graduado de la maestría en Ciencias de la Computación por el Centro de Investigación en Computación-Laboratorio de Cómputo Inteligente del Instituto Politécnico Nacional (México)

Sus actividades de investigación actual se centran en los usos y aplicación de data science para la toma de decisiones en el desarrollo sustentable.

Octavio Elias Piñal Ramírez, Estudiante del doctorado en Ciencias de la Computación en el Centro de Investigación en Computación-Laboratorio de Cómputo Inteligente del Instituto Politécnico Nacional (México)

Sus actividades de investigación se centran en el desarrollo y creación de modelos de inteligencia artificial, tecnologías inmersivas y su aplicación en el ámbito diario de la sociedad.

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