Recursos educativos para el fortalecimiento del trabajo colaborativo entre infantes de Inicial subnivel 2 de la “Unidad Educativa Luis Cordero” Azogues, Ecuador

Abstract

The general objective of this curricular integration work is to implement educational resources that contribute to collaborative work between infants of Initial sub level 2 of the "Luis Cordero Educational Unit" Azogues, Ecuador in the field of understanding and expression of language. In Initial Education, collaborative work is important for the comprehensive development of infants. However, in the pre-professional practices developed throughout the degree, it was discovered that there are shortcomings around this topic, which was easily observed in virtual classes due to the health crisis caused by COVID-19. To support the collaborative work, several authors were sought, from Vigostky (1974), Revelo et al. (2017) and Morales (2012). Another of the essential documents for the development of this work was the Initial Education Curriculum 2014, which governs at the national level. In the research methodology, a socio-critical paradigm was used, which allows transforming the educational reality and improving the teaching-learning process, promoting collaborative work. Likewise, it was guided by a qualitative approach of an applied type and with an action research method. Subsequently, the characterization was carried out, which was accompanied by the diagnosis in the framework of collaborative work, through techniques such as: observation, semi-structured interview and documentary review. After the diagnosis, a proposal for activities called "Let's Learn Together" was developed to promote collaborative work. This was implemented over the course of five weeks and was evaluated by the implementation process; in the same way, it followed an evaluation route. Finally, it was found that the proposed educational resources contribute to collaborative work, however, it is necessary to train teachers on them, to improve the execution process and obtain better results than those achieved.