TIC as a Didactic Tool for the Development of Reading Comprehension

The problem presented in this research reflects the difficulty in paraphrasing words, the scarce analysis of the text read, the analysis and the taking of a critical position before verbal and non-verbal texts; therefore, the objective of the study is to implement technological didactic tools that strengthen the reading comprehension of High School students in an Educational Unit in Ecuador. The methodology used a qualitative-quantitative approach and a descriptive, exploratory scope under a hypothesis testing design. At the beginning of the study, a questionnaire and a pre-test were applied to them, showing demotivation and low learning levels; after 8 weeks of applying the proposed technological strategy designed with the ADDIE methodology. As for the conclusions, it can be highlighted that the implementation of the technological strategy allowed observing a significant improvement in the learning levels, which was reflected in the scores achieved by the students in the post-test.