La enseñanza de las matemáticas en un curso de formación en contexto de pandemia: la percepción de futuros profesores de matemáticas de Ecuador

Abstract

The World has gone through a forced transformation process brought about by the sanitary emergency that the Covid-19 pandemic caused. This situation trigged abrupt changes in all aspects of life, particularly, in education, where both teachers and students have not been equipped to face these conditions, as, suddenly, classrooms became improvised virtual learning environments. Under these circumstances, it has become significant to examine the perceptions that teacher-trainees at the Exact Sciences (Math and Physics) Pedagogy Major of Universidad de Cuenca have regarding the Math virtual classes that took place in their major during March and April, 2020. To attain this goal, a multiple-choice online questionnaire was administered. The findings suggest that, although the major’s instructors apply some of the modern Math teaching and learning tendencies, several of them simply develop their traditional classes though a computer screen, without a significant methodological or strategical shift; this situation reveals a lack of training regarding the instrumental use of technological tools that support this new learning modality. Moreover, one can conclude that these virtual practices ought to be improved by means of new methodologies that prompt greater interaction among teachers and students.