Comprensión de textos en la resolución de problemas de enunciado verbal: Una revisión de literatura

  • Guadalupe Mariscal-Muñoz Instituto Politécnico Nacional
  • Martha Leticia García-Rodríguez Instituto Politécnico Nacional
  • Sergio Damián Chalé Can Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila

Resumen

En la resolución de problemas en general, y de problemas de enunciado verbal en particular los estudiantes manifiestan diferentes dificultades, algunas asociadas con la comprensión de textos. Se realizó una revisión de la literatura con los objetivos de identificar los tipos de estudios que han abordado la comprensión de textos durante la resolución de problemas, para reconocer elementos de la comprensión lectora y su incidencia en los procesos de resolución. Se analizaron 54 artículos publicados durante los últimos 42 años en revistas de educación matemática, psicología e investigación educativa siguiendo el protocolo PRISMA. Los estudios se clasificaron de acuerdo con la manera en que abordan las dificultades, los procesos de lectura, las características de los textos y las estrategias de evaluación o intervención. Se identificaron algunas limitaciones de estos estudios y la necesidad de desarrollar investigaciones que profundicen en la manera en que los estudiantes leen y comprenden los enunciados de los problemas. Se concluyó que un adecuado proceso de lectura es una condición necesaria pero no suficiente para la resolución de problemas, por lo que se considera conveniente desarrollar investigaciones que aborden esta problemática y lleven a proponer acciones que favorezcan la comprensión, a través de estrategias de lectura y contextos significativos para los estudiantes.

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2026-03-06
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Mariscal-Muñoz, G., García-Rodríguez, M. L., & Chalé Can, S. D. (2026). Comprensión de textos en la resolución de problemas de enunciado verbal: Una revisión de literatura. RIDE Revista Iberoamericana Para La Investigación Y El Desarrollo Educativo, 16(32), e1058. https://doi.org/10.23913/ride.v16i32.2872
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