Caracterización de las competencias profesionales del educadora infantil ecuatoriano

Abstract

Abstract: This research develops the characteristic aspects of the professional competencies of the Ecuadorian early childhood educator. The general objective is to identify the main professional competencies of teachers of early childhood education and first grade of elementary school, for the construction of a proposal of pedagogical intervention that allows the improvement of their educational practice. The study sample consisted of 10 teachers selected from different educational institutions in the cities of Guayaquil and Manta that teach early childhood education and first grade of elementary school. The methods used were the descriptive method, the analytical-synthetic method and the inductive-deductive method. The technique used was the interview, with the application of a questionnaire as an instrument for the collection of important data provided by the educators investigated. The results obtained show that of the teaching competencies studied, those with the lowest percentage of practice by the early childhood educators are technological competencies, with an application of 82.9%; this reflects the main current weaknesses of the teachers that need to be strengthened to improve their practice within the educational context in which they work.