Using the Flippity app for group integration of normal school students

Abstract

Within the school dynamics, the lack of group integration, the collaboration between teachers and the development of the work are areas of constant opportunity, therefore, the objective of the research has been to show how through the Flippity application it was possible to integrate a group of teacher training students. The methodology used was mixed, as a data collection instrument a questionnaire was used through Google, which was applied to the subjects of the study, 16 teacher training students of the VI semester of the Teacher Training Center, Zacatecas. The quantitative results show that 68.8% of the subjects of the study did not know the Flippity application, likewise 100% considered that working with it allowed them to get closer to classmates who are outside their circle of friends, likewise, 100% believe that using this application was positive, the same percentage considers using Flippity in their classes with high school teenagers to promote integration. The qualitative results show that the students found the experience of working with Flippity to be positive, as well as a quick and fun way to integrate the group, while interacting with other members of the class, which improves coexistence and socialization. In conclusion, it was shown that the design and application of this educational intervention proposal brought positive results in the integration of the students, and that in subsequent classes it was not necessary to use the application to integrate the work teams in an equitable, fair and inclusive manner.