Chatbot Socrático para el fortalecimiento del pensamiento crítico y alfabetización informacional en estudiantes universitarios

Diego José Pino Mocha; Roger Fernando  Rodriguez Bravo; Milton Rafael  Valarezo Pardo; Joofre Antonio  Honores Tapia

doi:10.59169/pentaciencias.v8i2.1824

Authors

Diego José Pino Mocha Universidad Técnica de Machala https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5623-2682
Roger Fernando Rodriguez Bravo Universidad Técnica de Machala https://orcid.org/0009-0000-2596-2992
Milton Rafael Valarezo Pardo Universidad Técnica de Machala https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1819-2074
Joofre Antonio Honores Tapia Universidad Técnica de Machala https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8612-3025

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.59169/pentaciencias.v8i2.1824

Keywords:

educational chatbot; critical thinking; Socratic method; SIFT strategy; disinformation

Abstract

Digital disinformation and the lack of critical thinking among university students represent a challenge for academic training in the Ecuadorian context, the objective of this research was to develop and validate an educational chatbot based on a hybrid model that integrates the Socratic method and the SIFT strategy (Stop, Investigate, Find, Trace) using the LLaMA 3.2 Instruct language model. A rapid application development (RAD) methodology with a mixed approach was applied, implementing the system with Flask and GPT4ALL, and it was evaluated using a Likert survey applied to 91 university students. The results showed a chatbot quality index (CQI) of 3.74 out of 5, highlighting the logical sense dimension as the highest rated, while relevance presented the lowest score, it is concluded that the Socratic chatbot is functional and acceptable for environments with limited resources, although it is necessary to optimize the depth of analysis and carry out long-term learning evaluations.

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