Introduction:

educational software plays an important role in the teaching-learning process in Higher Medical Education in Cuba. It is a valuable tool that will contribute significantly to the development of mathematics self-learning.

Objective:

to propose educational software as a didactic resource for the development of the teaching-learning process of the subject of mathematics in the profession of Surveillance and Vector Control.

Methods:

a technological development study was conducted in the area of learning resources at Lidia Doce Sánchez Medical Science Affiliate Institution of Mayarí, in the period from January 2018 to June 2019. The target group comprised 39 students of Health Technology Studies and 18 professors of these students and the sample included 27 students and 5 professors who teach the subject of mathematics, chosen intentionally. Theoretical methods were used, and among the empirical methods, the questionnaire, the brainstorming technique and observation. Likert Attitude Scale was used.

Results:

the need for the development of a learning resource for the subject of mathematics was identified. The educational software was designed for learning the four topics of the subject with methodological guidelines for its application in the program of study.

Conclusion:

the educational software motivates learning, raises the quality of the teaching process and stimulates the creative participation of students. It is recommended to use it and to continue its update and improvement.

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