Estrategias Innovadoras Educativas para el Fortalecimiento del Pensamiento Aleatorio a través de Evaluaciones en Entornos Digitales 1 

Abstract

This research focused on the strengthening of random thinking in higher basic education students
through an authentic assessment model implemented in virtual environments using Google
Classroom. With a mixed methodology design based on the principles of the action research
model, the study began by applying a diagnostic test to determine the students' initial level of
competence in key areas of random thinking: communication, reasoning and argumentation, and
problem posing and solving, initially revealing low performance. An authentic assessment model
designed to address the identified deficiencies was then developed and implemented. The
intervention culminated in a final assessment that allowed comparison of post-intervention
learning gains with initial results. The findings demonstrated significant improvements in
communication, reasoning and argumentation skills, and a notable progression in overcoming
difficulties related to randomized thinking. In addition, a positive appropriation of the learning
process was observed on the part of the students, who showed greater responsibility,
independence, enthusiasm, and a predisposition to explore new ways of learning. These results
underscore the effectiveness of the authentic assessment model in virtual environments to
improve randomized thinking in students of higher basic education.