Didactic Strategy for the Use of Gamification in the Treatment of Dyscalculia in Elementary School Children

Education is considered one of the main tools that a human being should have in order to have personal, social and cultural growth. The objective of this research was to design a didactic strategy for the use of gamification in the treatment of dyscalculia in children of the elementary sublevel of the Francisco Flor Cedeno School, canton Portoviejo, Ecuador. The research had a mixed approach, with a descriptive study and various theoretical, empirical and mathematical or statistical research methods were used. The population and sample consisted of 24 subjects, 12 students, 10 parents, 1 manager and 1 teacher. The proposal was submitted to validation by expert criteria where two rounds of consultations were carried out, obtaining consensus. A didactic strategy is presented based on a system of structured activities where there are actions on the part of those involved. The application of this didactic strategy will contribute to the treatment of dyscalculia in elementary school students.