Abstract:

The main objective of our proposal is the creation of an interactive guide and key that allows the student an easy identification of the common insect orders. The experience we have indicates that an interactive identification, with described and at the same time visual characters, will be more useful for students. In this way, the student can visualize the character to which the key refers and check if it is present in the specimen that she or he is studying and trying to classify. It will have a very intuitive design with which students will be able to easily recognize the representative structures of each of the insect orders. The implementation of interactive tools in teaching has multiple benefits. Interactive elements and activities are key pieces of interactivity in e-learning training. They enable students to learn meaningfully in their interaction with the content, increasing knowledge retention, as well as attention and concentration. We think that with this form of study the students better acquire the knowledge related to the important characters in the identification of the different orders of insects. It is important to apply this type of tools, especially in practical classes, which is where students can strengthen their initial motivation in the subject, as well as in the chosen grade.

Keywords:

Insects, Orders, Interactive key, e-learning, morphological features.