Motivational pedagogical potential of Information and Communication Technologies in basic secondary education: An alternative to strengthen attention-concentration in post-pandemic times

Abstract

This article presents the results of a study entitled Strengthening attention-concentration in high school students through the use of ICT. Its purpose is to show the pedagogical-motivational potential of these tools linked to attention-concentration, based on an action-research experience where attention-concentration problems were diagnosed, which were intervened through the application of three (3) workshops to an intentional sample of ten (10) students belonging to the IED Mayor de Barranquilla and the Caribbean, Colombia. The results revealed that, once the interests of the group were aligned with the pedagogical purposes of technological mediation, the students improved their attention - concentration; they were able to be enthusiastic, participate in a disciplined manner; produce and socialize content on websites and social networks with reflective messages alluding to the importance of ICT as a tool favorable to the consolidation of this skill. It is concluded that ICTs are an effective tool to consolidate attention-concentration as a determining skill in student academic performance.