Methodological strategy to enhance attention and information retention among elementary school students in rural areas

Authors

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.62697/rmiie.v4i3.238

Keywords:

Sustained attention, information retention, neuroeducation, contextualized rural education, playful and creative methodologies

Abstract

This study aims to design a methodological strategy to enhance sustained attention and information retention in fifth-grade students of Basic Education in rural contexts of Ecuador. The proposal is based on the Divertiaprendizaje approach, developed by Drs. Lenin Tremont Franco and Nelly Hodelín Amable, which integrates emotional, playful, creative, and experiential dimensions, grounded in principles of neuroeducation to foster meaningful and lasting learning. The research was conducted at the "Luis Aníbal Yépez" Major Educational Unit in the canton of La Concordia, Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas province, using a descriptive design with a mixed-methods approach that included teacher surveys, classroom observations, and document analysis. The findings revealed patterns of distraction, low participation, and a predominance of traditional methodologies. Based on this diagnosis, a strategy was designed comprising three didactic stages adapted to the rural environment, aimed at energizing attention, stimulating working memory, and promoting learning connected to students’ lived experiences. This proposal, centered on playful and creative methodologies, seeks to become a replicable tool that contributes to the improvement of contextualized rural education, integrating emotion, motivation, and cognition to strengthen students' holistic development.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Author Biography

Estela Yojani Rueda-Aponte, Universidad Bolivariana. Ecuador.

 

 

References

Ausubel, D. P. (2002). Psicología educativa: Un punto de vista cognoscitivo. Trillas.

Bassedas, E., Huguet, T., & Solé, I. (1999). Aprender y enseñar en educación infantil. Graó.

Carretero, M. (1997). Constructivismo y educación. Paidós.

Ecuador. Ministerio de Educación. (2016). Currículo de Educación General Básica. https://educacion.gob.ec/curriculo-educacion-general-basica/

Hodelín Amable, N., & Tremont Franco, L. (2025). Divertiaprendizaje: fundamentos para una pedagogía activa, emocional y creativa. (Manuscrito inédito). Universidad Bolivariana del Ecuador.

Jensen, E. (2008). Cerebro y aprendizaje: competencias e implicaciones educativas. Narcea Ediciones.

Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Educación, la Ciencia y la Cultura. (2021). Reimaginar juntos nuestros futuros: un nuevo contrato social para la educación. https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000379707

Piaget, J. (1975). La formación del símbolo en el niño: imitación, juego y sueño, imagen y representación. Fondo de Cultura Económica.

Saldaña Gómez, D. P., Dávila Lara, G. E., & Jaramillo Jimbo, J. G. (2025). PABS 1.0. La práctica preprofesional docente en la ruralidad ecuatoriana. Editorial Exced.

Vygotsky, L. S. (1979). El desarrollo de los procesos psicológicos superiores. Editorial Crítica.

Zhigue Luna, R. (Comp.). (2025). La educación en contextos rurales ecuatorianos. Algunas experiencias. Editorial Exced.

Downloads

Published

2025-08-29

How to Cite

Vargas-Jiménez, F. E., Rueda-Aponte, E. Y., & Hodelin-Amable, N. (2025). Methodological strategy to enhance attention and information retention among elementary school students in rural areas. Revista Mexicana De Investigación E Intervención Educativa, 4(3), 235–243. https://doi.org/10.62697/rmiie.v4i3.238

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 3 (2025): Innovación, inclusión y tecnología: Nuevos horizontes para la transformación educativa

Section

Artículos

License

Copyright (c) 2025 Felipe Elías Vargas-Jiménez, Estela Yojani Rueda-Aponte, Nelly Hodelin-Amable

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Authors who publish in Revista Mexicana de Investigación e Intervención Educativa (RMIIE), of Universidad Pablo Latapí Sarre agree to the following terms:

1. Copyright

Authors retain unrestricted copyright to their work. Authors grant the journal the right of first publication. To this end, they assign the journal non-exclusive exploitation rights (reproduction, distribution, public communication, and transformation). Authors may enter into additional agreements for the non-exclusive distribution of the version of the work published in the journal, provided that acknowledgment of its initial publication in this journal is given.

© The authors.

2. License

The articles are published in the journal under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). The terms can be found at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en

This license allows:

  • Sharing: Copying and redistributing the material in any medium or format.
  • Adapting: Remixing, transforming, and building upon the material.

Under the following terms:

  • Attribution: You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if any changes were made. You may do this in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses or sponsors your use.
  • NonCommercial: You may not use the material for commercial purposes.
  • ShareAlike: If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your creation under the same license as the original work.

There are no additional restrictions. You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.