Competencia mediática en niños y niñas de 6,7 y 8 años de edad del subnivel Elemental de Educación General Básica

Abstract

Abstract:This research work entitled: Media competence in children 6, 7 and 8 years of age of the Basic General Education Elementary sub-level. A study carried out in the third grade of the Pichincha Province educational year 2019-2020 educational year, had as a general objective: to diagnose the level of media competence in boys and girls of 6.7 and 8 years of the third grade of the educational institution Provincia de Pichincha of the province of Los Tsáchilas, in the 2019-2020 school year. The research was mixed, since a quantitative analysis of the data collected was required through the application of a survey of 21 children. With this information, a qualitative analysis was carried out through the detailed description of the problem, highlighting the gaps around the media interactions of the study population, and accordingly, proposing methodological strategies to incorporate them into the teaching-learning process. Finally, it is concluded that children of these ages have basic knowledge of technology, since, according to the survey carried out if they use technological means, but in some cases they do not have sufficient criteria for their proper use, so that it is recommended to take into account the current situation where technological means are part of our daily lives, because media education must be implemented in institutions, so that, from an early age they have an assertive education with technology.