ABSTRACT VIEW
Abstract NUM 2054

ANALYSIS OF THE IMPROVEMENT IN THE FINAL PROJECT MASTERS' DEGREE DEVELOPMENT
A.A. Magreñán, L. Orcos, M.A. Hernández-Verón, J.A. Ezquerro
University of La Rioja (SPAIN)
Students enrolled in the mathematics branch of the Master's Degree in Teaching Training often struggle to choose the topic for their Master's Thesis. Due to this problem, this project proposes a series of measures, including discussions with practicing teachers and the development of a best practices manual to guide students in choosing topics and also in validating these proposals. On the one hand, the staff involved in the project are aware of the constant advances in the technological field, which can be used in classroom experiences and will allow students to adapt to their needs to overcome the learning obstacles they encounter (Prendes & Cerdán, 2021). On the other hand, numerous studies that support the use of technology in the classroom have been published (Benavides-Varela et al., 2020; Jiménez et al., 2021) and based on them and also in the experience of the teachers involved, different experiences will be developed to be presented in the Master's program so that students can design and apply different expeiencies in the mathematics classroom to boost student motivation and help them in the undertanding of the content involved, in this case mathematics.

The results of the pilot test conducted during the current academic year will be presented, showing students' improved performance both in proposing topics for their Master's Thesis and in writing them. Furthermore, the final results have confirmed that this pilot test has been satisfactory for both the students and the teachers involved and demonstrate that it can continue to be used in the future, including some areas for improvement that have been identified during the process.

Keywords: Education, Teaching training, Master's degree, Mathematics, Technology.

Event: ICERI2025
Track: Digital Transformation of Education
Session: 21st Century Skills
Session type: VIRTUAL