Competencias mediáticas en niñas y niños de 5-8 años de Educación General Básica de la Unidad Educativa Bilingüe William Caxton, en el año lectivo 2018-2019

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Abstract:The objective of of this research was to identify media competences in children from 5 to 8 years of Basic General Education of the Bilingual Educational Unit "William Caxton", in the 2018-2019 school year. The work was based on the six basic dimensions of media competence that were exposed in the theoretical framework of work. The instrument used for the data collection was the questionnaire applied in a survey of these children, which made it possible to know their level of media competence. In this way and through the responses of the children, it was possible to know about the skills they have in the use of technological tools and their impact on media competitions. It was concluded that most children understand the information transmitted by the media, making assessments about it, the main tools used by them are the computer and the Internet, and finally to improve their media skills five strategies were generated methodological for teachers to create activities in the classroom.