Dorinda Mato-Vázquez

ICT as an interdisciplinary learning platform of mathematics, music and arts in secondary education

This paper discusses the benefits of online educational material to work in an interdisciplinary way the subjects of Mathematics, Music and Plastic with a group of 3rd year students of Secondary Education (12-16 years) in A Coruna (Spain). It is impossible to successfully develop the act of teaching due to the passivity and lack of encouragement of students in several subjects and the consequent number of academic failures. It was decided to rethink the traditional method of teaching and to implement an educational resource that encourages participation of students and teachers. This is a selection of paintings by Dali in a website platform in order to be able work the three subjects together. This approach gives an innovative character to ICT teaching in which we focus on the importance of discovering motivational strategies in the teaching and learning process. The instruments used were Logical-Mathematical Intelligence Test, Spatial Intelligence Test and Musical Intelligence Test from the book Educational Implications of Emotional Intelligence by Gallego, Alonso, Cruz & Lizama [1] and Attitudes towards Mathematics Test by Mato-Vázquez [2]. The results confirm the hypothesis that digital materials have improved the achievements of the sample in each of these subjects