Using the Edpuzzle tool for teaching programming logic in higher education

Abstract

This article consists of a quantitative investigation that shows the results of the use of Edpuzzle as a learning tool in a face-to-face class of a programming course offered at the Technological University of Southern Sonora (UTS). The study consisted in the development of an interactive video on the Edpuzzle platform to deliver and evaluate a topic that students sometimes consider difficult to learn. The tool allowed the evaluation of the students who used the learning material developed for the topic. An analysis was made of the resulting information that showed a higher performance, with a difference of 17.14 percentage points, in the group that used the tool. Also, students participating in the experimental group expressed, through a non-formal interview, that the application seemed different to how the classes are conducted at the University, but they considered it very attractive, dynamic and interesting to use in future classes to support other topics.