Proposal for the implementation of methodological strategies for the development of mathematical logical reasoning in third year high school students

Abstract

Logical mathematical reasoning is a powerful tool that can be applied in various areas of life, from solving everyday problems to making important decisions. Its application helps us develop fundamental cognitive skills and face challenges more efficiently. The objective is for students to recognize that numbers, operations and figures are interrelated contents and processes that are present in everyday life and that it is necessary to develop skills to expand their reasoning capacity. The present research is of a descriptive documentary type, and is based on the strategies of the constructivist theory of learning, where Piaget states that the individual acquires his knowledge from the preliminary information he already possesses and from the interaction with the environment in which he develops.  The results of the qualitative diagnostic evaluation of the students at the beginning of the 2023-2024 school year are discouraging. We can conclude that the students show difficulties, lack of interest and lack of motivation in solving the exercises.