ANALISIS DEL USO DE PANTALLAS Y SU INFLUENCIA EN EL COMPORTAMIENTO Y DESARROLLO DE HABILIDADES EN EL ENTORNO EDUCATIVO EN ESTUDIANTES DE INICIAL Y PREPARATORIA DEL LA U.E. "CAZADORES DE LOS RIOS"

Abstract

The child population has been exposed to electronic devices, being in front of a screen for long periods of time can have a significant impact on their cognitive development and in turn brings problems of obesity, attention deficit, sleep problems and the most common of all causes a delay in language development. The objective of this research is to analyze the influence that the use of screens has on the behavior and development of skills in the educational environment in kindergarten and high school students of the "Cazadores de los Ríos" school.

The design used was descriptive, correlational and transversal, non-experimental and with a qualitative approach; a survey was made to the parents of 40 children between 3-6 years old. The results showed that most parents allow their children access to an electronic device for educational purposes, the approximate use of a screen by the child varies between 1 to 3 hours a day, according to the criteria of most of the representatives the use of technology is favorable and has numerous advantages since they consider that there are some educational programs that benefit the cognitive development of students and do not affect the mental or physical health of the children.