Competencias mediáticas en niños y niñas de Preparatoria y Subnivel de Básica Elemental del Ecuador.

Abstract

Abstract:The present investigative work has the purpose of diagnosing the level of media competences in boys and girls of the High School and Basic Element Sublevel in the particular Educational Unit San Francisco de Asis de la Arcadia, the sample was of 153 students, whose ages oscillate between 4 At 8 years of age, the methods used were inductive-deductive, hermeneutic, statistical; The survey, interview and observation techniques were also applied, the instrument used to gather information was the questionnaire. Through the grouping of results, the dimensions of language, technology, interaction processes, production and diffusion, ideology and values, aesthetics were analyzed; which indicate that students have a high level of media skills, as it was evident that the institution has technological equipment in the classrooms, which has allowed a better involvement of students; However, it is necessary to consider the dimensions that have low competition, to strengthen their ability to issue a criterion in the face of different questions that arise.