Meta-synthesis regarding the application of Software Engineering principles on the development of educational technology platforms
Abstract
Due to the growing presence of digital technology in formal educational environments, digital applications that support teaching-learning processes are becoming more sophisticated and teachers are taking an active part in its design. One of the aspects that has evolved the most is the development of software for the design of educational technology platforms. This aspect has been the subject of various scientific research, but there are no publications that account for how the principles of software engineering have been considered by teachers in the development of software for the design of educational technology platforms. To comply with the above, a systematic review of the specialized literature published in the last five years was carried out with the documentary research method of meta-synthesis. The information was obtained in the scientific databases Springer Link, Science Direct, ERIC and CONRICyT with the following formula: "Software Engineering" AND ("Instructional Design" OR "Educational Technology"). A total of 69 articles written in English or Spanish were analyzed. After a hermeneutical interpretation of the results, the most relevant finding suggests that, although the principles of software engineering are contemplated and applied by most of the teachers, there is a gap between theory and practice regarding educational technology, which derives from the complexity of matching pedagogy with development. Finally, the development of a model that facilitates the application of software engineering principles in the platform design process is suggested, which in turn would facilitate the educational software development process.
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