Competencias mediáticas en niños y niñas de 4 a 8 años del centro educativo Yaguarzongo, provincia de Zamora Chinchipe, año lectivo 2018-2019

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Abstract:The present research is about Media skills in children from 4 to 8 years old of Yaguarzongo educative center, Zamora Chichipe province, 2018-2019 school year . The objective was to determine the media skills (MS) level in children from 4 to 8 years old. The research was conducted in the Yaguarzongo school, in the city of Zumba, with 157 children of second, third and fourth level of basic education. The methodology combined a quantitative and qualitative approach. The instrument consisted of a survey questionnaire, which had 18 multiple-choice questions. This questionnaire served to find the functional children s level in each MC dimensions. The general result indicates that the majority of participants have a MC level that is between the medium and high ranges. However, in the Technology dimension, children show that they do not have enough capacity to integrate ICT tools into their learning process. For this reason, it was necessary to propose a methodological strategy in order to support the implementation of MS in the classrooms.