Opinion about chess as an educational tool to enhance the learning of students from the University San Lorenzo headquarters

Abstract

The general objective of the research was to know the opinion about chess as a pedagogical tool to improve the learning and comprehension capacity of students at the San Lorenzo University Headquarters, it was a non-experimental descriptive study, with a mixed approach. The survey was used as a means of data collection, through non-probabilistic sampling, interviews were also conducted with the university’s teaching staff, to the students. It was determined that 100% of the students surveyed agree to improve their concentration skills so the implementation of chess would be a tool accepted by students. The teachers identified that the difficulties that the students presented in the learning process was due to a very poor average education, undeveloped reading habits, although the teachers provide the student with the study materials, it is not enough for the achievement of the learning objectives. As a conclusion it was determined that there is interest and the economic feasibility of implementing chess as a tool to strengthen learning.