Playing with Mathematics in Peru through Internet: A Case Study of www.20enmate.com

www.20enmate.com is an interactive website designed in 2003 to improve mathematical skills among Peruvian primary and secondary school students. The site seeks to strengthen the children's sense of motivation and self-sufficiency through an innovative didactic methodology that stresses the idea...

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Main Authors: Alvaro Delgado-Aparicio, Cecilia Torres Llosa, Gabriel Ortiz de Zevallos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Institute of Informatics and Cybernetics 2005-10-01
Series:Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics
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Online Access:http://www.iiisci.org/Journal/CV$/sci/pdfs/P104210.pdf
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Summary:www.20enmate.com is an interactive website designed in 2003 to improve mathematical skills among Peruvian primary and secondary school students. The site seeks to strengthen the children's sense of motivation and self-sufficiency through an innovative didactic methodology that stresses the idea that learning and practicing mathematics can be both fun and rewarding. www.20enmate.com has achieved outstanding qualitative and quantitative indicators for the first three years, a result of its creative design and well-coordinated network of students, teachers, schools, parents, local Internet booths, the private sector and the general community. The design and implementation of this website is an initiative of Grupo APOYO and its social responsibility program.
ISSN:1690-4524