Competencias mediáticas en niños y niñas de 5 a 8 años de los subniveles de preparatoria y elemental de educación general básica de la Escuela Dr. José Mejía Lequerica del cantón Arenillas, provincia de El Oro, Ecuador, año lectivo 2019-2020

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Abstract:The research topic is called Media competencies in children from 5 to 8 years of high school elementary and general elementary school sub-levels Dr. José Mejía Lequerica of the Arenillas canton, province of El Oro, Ecuador, school year 2019-2020 ; The general objective was to make a diagnosis of the level of media competencies in children aged 5 to 8 years; the research was qualitative-quantitative; the methods used are:descriptive, inductive-deductive, analytical-synthetic and the techniques of documentary and field analysis; a survey was applied to 32 students; At the end of the study, it is concluded that the reception and interaction dimension is moderately developed, in the case of the production and dissemination dimension they have low competition, as does the ideology and values dimension. It is recommended to train teachers, by the authorities of the institution, in the incorporation of media competencies in educational activities.