Dificultades en las áreas básicas del aprendizaje (lectura, escritura, matemáticas) y detección de los niveles de estrés cotidiano infantil en estudiantes de sexto año de Educación General Básica (EGB) de instituciones educativas de la ciudad de Loja

Abstract

Abstract: This research was conducted with the objective of analyzing the difficulties in the basic areas of learning, reading, writing and mathematics, as well as the levels of children's daily stress in students in the sixth year of general basic education in private educational institutions in the canton of Loja. The total population consisted of 51 students in the sixth year of general basic education, who were selected by means of inclusion and exclusion criteria. The methodology was based on a descriptive, comparative and quantitative cross-sectional approach, which allowed data collection at a single point in time during the year 2025, using informed consents and assents, in addition to the PROESC, PREDISCAL and the Child Daily Stress Inventory (IECI) to evaluate these learning difficulties and stress levels. Finally, the research evidences a high prevalence of persistent learning difficulties within the areas evaluated, and that stress, despite being present with average levels in the areas evaluated, does not show a significant linear correlation with these exposed learning difficulties.